National Trauma and Romantic Illusions in Percy Shelley’s <i>The Cenci</i>
Percy Shelley responded to the 1819 Peterloo Massacre by declaring the government’s response “a bloody murderous oppression.„ As Shelley’s language suggests, this was a seminal event in the socially conscious life of the poet. Thereafter, Shelley devoted much...
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MDPI AG
2019-05-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/8/2/94 |