Shelley and the Chaos of History: A New Politics of Poetry

by Hugh Roberts

What is the role of poetry in bringing about change? This book explores that question in the writings of Percy Bysshe Shelley, examining his fascination with the role of contingency in physical and historical processes. In considering the long-standing debate over Shelley's philosophical stance, Hugh Roberts turns to the poet's reading of Lucretius to show how Shelley developed an alternative approach to the issues of history, change, time, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271026057
• ISBN13: 9780271026053
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 548 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"