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Shelley and Chaos of History

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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 deve...more
Paperback, 548 pages
Published May 21st 2004 by Penn State University Press
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