Percy Bysshe Shelley / Critical Assessments
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A 6 page paper examining the change in critics' views of Shelley's work from his own day to ours. It looks particularly at the style and subject matter of five poems, in an effort to discover what critics of the first few decades of this century found so objectionable about Shelley in particular and the Romantics in general. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Shelleyp.rtf

Shelley and Wordsworth: A Discussion of “Mutibility” and “Mont Blanc”
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A 6 page discussion regarding three poems written in the early part of the nineteenth century: Shelley’s “Mutibility” and “Mont Blanc” and Wordsworth’s “Mutibility”. Contrasts Wordsworth faith in religion and Shelley’s faith in self and nature. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPshelle.rtf

Shelley’s “Alastor”
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A five page paper looking at Percy Bysshe Shelley’s long poem from a feminist perspective. The paper charges that the poem’s vision of womanhood is really less a representation of a flesh-and-blood woman than an idealized feminine version of Shelley himself. No additional sources.
Filename: KBalast.wps

The Theme of Nature in Romantic-Era Poetry
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A 4 page paper discussing poetry of the Romantic period. The writer focuses upon the importance of nature in the poetry of this time, particularly the works of Shelley, Keats, and Blake. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Romantic.rtf

The Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley
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A 6 page paper discussing an overview of Shelley's work and how his work reflected his personal beliefs and the conditions of society. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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