Shelley: A Marxist before Karl Marx

This paper attempts to explore Shelley’s poetry as a reflection of Marxist notion of resistance, highlighting how his poetry replicates the concerns of the oppressed and the disquiets of the working class. Repositioning Shelley’s works considering Marxist poetics, the paper argues that both Shelley...

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Main Author: Nasir Iqbal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Department of English, University of Chitral 2023-12-01
Series:University of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and Literature
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Online Access:https://jll.uoch.edu.pk/index.php/jll/article/view/133
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description This paper attempts to explore Shelley’s poetry as a reflection of Marxist notion of resistance, highlighting how his poetry replicates the concerns of the oppressed and the disquiets of the working class. Repositioning Shelley’s works considering Marxist poetics, the paper argues that both Shelley and Marx bring to the fore anxieties and sufferings of the marginalized common folks, presenting both familiar and diverse patterns of resistance against the hegemonies of their own times. Focusing on the Shelley’s select poetry, the paper posits Marxist perspective of struggle for the rights of the deprived working class.
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spelling doaj.art-2c1d36034af24a1c85d6206ef73700fc2024-04-12T16:47:07ZengDepartment of English, University of ChitralUniversity of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and Literature2617-36112663-15122023-12-015I10.33195/bnndsa70Shelley: A Marxist before Karl MarxNasir Iqbal0Associate Professor Department of English, Edwardes College, Peshawar This paper attempts to explore Shelley’s poetry as a reflection of Marxist notion of resistance, highlighting how his poetry replicates the concerns of the oppressed and the disquiets of the working class. Repositioning Shelley’s works considering Marxist poetics, the paper argues that both Shelley and Marx bring to the fore anxieties and sufferings of the marginalized common folks, presenting both familiar and diverse patterns of resistance against the hegemonies of their own times. Focusing on the Shelley’s select poetry, the paper posits Marxist perspective of struggle for the rights of the deprived working class. https://jll.uoch.edu.pk/index.php/jll/article/view/133Marxist Poetics, resistance, working class, Shelley’s poetry
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Shelley: A Marxist before Karl Marx
University of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and Literature
Marxist Poetics, resistance, working class, Shelley’s poetry
title Shelley: A Marxist before Karl Marx
title_full Shelley: A Marxist before Karl Marx
title_fullStr Shelley: A Marxist before Karl Marx
title_full_unstemmed Shelley: A Marxist before Karl Marx
title_short Shelley: A Marxist before Karl Marx
title_sort shelley a marxist before karl marx
topic Marxist Poetics, resistance, working class, Shelley’s poetry
url https://jll.uoch.edu.pk/index.php/jll/article/view/133
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