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13 : Shelley and the Spirit of Liberty THERE HERE are a number of themes which may be said to run through Shelley's poetry , and one of the most important is that of the necessity of liberty to the human spirit .
13 : Shelley and the Spirit of Liberty THERE HERE are a number of themes which may be said to run through Shelley's poetry , and one of the most important is that of the necessity of liberty to the human spirit .
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Shelley's first thought had been to make them brother and sister , for incest was an idea which fascinated the Romantics , both as an unusual experience , and as likely to satisfy the need for a perfect identity of feelings and ...
Shelley's first thought had been to make them brother and sister , for incest was an idea which fascinated the Romantics , both as an unusual experience , and as likely to satisfy the need for a perfect identity of feelings and ...
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Ode to Liberty · 307 Such was the ideal world of Shelley , and it was in contrast to the disjointed world of existence which a Fury described in Act I , in which The good want power , but to weep barren tears .
Ode to Liberty · 307 Such was the ideal world of Shelley , and it was in contrast to the disjointed world of existence which a Fury described in Act I , in which The good want power , but to weep barren tears .
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Acknowledgements | 6 |
List of Illustrations | 7 |
The Age of Romanticism | 9 |
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