A meditative poem, “Mont Blanc” begins with Shelley inspecting the mountain and the sublime attained by such power. The unique perspective weaves environmentalism and romanticism and concludes the sublime’s impact and the power of nature. Through...

For poets writing in the Romantic Era, their work appeared to be a response against the Enlightenment movement which valued logic and reason and rejected emotional and subconscious appeals that the Romantics found to be more favorable. Through the...

Amongst the ideas presented in the poems The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Stanzas Written in Dejection, near Naples, the theme of isolation is prominent. Although Coleridge’s poem departs from Romantic stylistic tendencies, it exemplifies many...

Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poetry usually includes romantic themes typical for his writing period, such as imagination, love, or beauty. However, he is also famous for his poems concerning political issues, and many of his works include radicalism and...

In 1819, the Shelleys were residing in Florence, Italy and, after quickly reconnecting with Lord Byron, Percy Shelley had renewed inspiration to write. “Ode to the West Wind” emphasizes Shelley’s sadness at being separate from the political and...

Poets of the Romantic movement sought to counteract the prevailing political and social viewpoints of the 18th-19th century. Romanticism was a philosophical movement and reaction against the logical enlightenment and the imagination was used as an...