Ozymandous Flashcards
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What year -ozymandous
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1817
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Why did Shelly write -ozymandous
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Shelley wrote political poetry criticising authority and tyranny, and called for rebellion.
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What did she think of museums -ozymandous
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Western cultural superiority – the acquisition of Egyptian artefacts by British museum: statue of Rameses II discovered.
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What was she influenced by -ozymandous
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French Revolution deposed the aristocracy and urged liberty and equality for all.
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What other literature did Shelly write -ozymandous
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Shelley (from “A Poetical Essay on the Existing State of Things”): “Man must assert his native rights, must say; We take from Monarchs’ hand the granted sway.”
