The rebellious spirit of romanticism as reflected within romantic aestheticism in Shelley’s Poetry

Authors : Nilay ERDEM AYYILDIZ

Pages : 1758-1764

Doi:10.24289/ijsser.339166

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Publication Date : 2017-09-30

Article Type : Conference Paper

Abstract :The French Revolution insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1789);, fostering the thought of freedom and individuality, had an undeniable effect on the Romanticists. And poetry enabled most of them to express their sense of rebellion in an aesthetic manner. Among the enthusiastic supporters of the French Revolution in its early stages was the Romantic poet Percy Byssche Shelley insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1792-1822);. The aim of the study is to explore the rebellious nature of Romanticism which is very well reflected within Romantic aestheticism in Shelley’s “Ozymandias” insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1817);, “Ode to the West Wind” insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1819);, and “To a Skylark” insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1820);. For this, the study will refer primarily to Shelley’s own essay “ A Defence of Poetry. ” 
Keywords : The French Revolution, Romanticism, Percy Byssche Shelley, rebellion, aestheticism