. Shelley, the man and the poet . voltof Islam was published on January 10, 1818 ; Rosa-lind and Helen, with the ** Lines written among theEuganean Hills, in 1819 ; and Prince Athanase, inthe Posthumous Poems, in 1824. I will deal with allthree works now. The Revolt of Islam is intended to be a revolu-tionary epic. In his preface to it Shelley proclaimed hismoral purpose. He sought, he said, ** to enlist the harmonyof metrical language, the ethereal combinations of thefancy, the rapid and subtle transitions of human passion,all those elements which essentially compose a poem, inthe cause of a
. Shelley, the man and the poet . voltof Islam was published on January 10, 1818 ; Rosa-lind and Helen, with the ** Lines written among theEuganean Hills, in 1819 ; and Prince Athanase, inthe Posthumous Poems, in 1824. I will deal with allthree works now. The Revolt of Islam is intended to be a revolu-tionary epic. In his preface to it Shelley proclaimed hismoral purpose. He sought, he said, ** to enlist the harmonyof metrical language, the ethereal combinations of thefancy, the rapid and subtle transitions of human passion,all those elements which essentially compose a poem, inthe cause of a liberal and comprehensive morality. Forthis purpose, he writes, * I have chosen a story of humanpassion, in its most universal character, diversified withmoving and romantic adventures, and appealing, in con-tempt of all artificial opinions or institutions, to thecommon sympathies of every human breast. He addsthat the poem is narrative, not didactic; but proceeds to give a long list of the lessons it is designed to teach. He 142. .^---iV/? Air V^V
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