Date of Award
Spring 5-2017
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Degree Program
English
Department
English
Major Professor
Nancy Easterlin
Second Advisor
Peter Schock
Third Advisor
Leslie White
Abstract
On the heels of an older generation of Romantic poets concerned with the individual’s role in creating reality, Percy Shelley defines perception as a mandatory building block for countering an external physical world that is hostile to the individual. Consequently, the question of perception, both how it is defined and how it can be influenced, plays an important role in Shelley’s works that focus on political and social change. The question of perception, as it relates to the individual and as it relates to social change, is brought to the forefront in Prometheus Unbound and his drama, The Cenci.
Recommended Citation
Baugues, Adele, "Perceptive Power: Shelley, The Cenci, and the Question of Reality" (2017). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 2297.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2297
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