Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.

Percy Bysshe Shelley

A Defense of Poetry

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Topic

Poetry Politics is downstream of culture

Author

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Source

A Defense of Poetry

Language

English

Time

1822 1820s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Shelley, Percy Bysshe. "A Defence of Poetry." Essays, Letters from Abroad, Translations and Fragments. Vol. 1. London: Edward Moxon, 1840.

Current Citation

Shelley, Percy Bysshe. "A Defence of Poetry." Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Major Works, edited by Zachary Leader and Michael O'Neill. Oxford University Press, 2009.

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Source
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Medium
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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 2
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