Shelley's Romantic Nonviolence: Aesthetics and Politics in an Age of Revolution

by Matthew C. Borushko

From the French Revolution, Reign of Terror, and Napoleonic Wars abroad to the dramatic social changes wrought by industrialization and political agitation at home, the Romantic age in Britain was characterized by dramatic historical and political violence. As a result, the reform movement of the early nineteenth century faced a crisis of agency, in the wake of both Waterloo and Peterloo, that centered on the role of violence in the hope for social...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472449541
• ISBN13: 9781472449542
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages