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The Function of Dialogue in Shelley's "Ozymandias"

Saturday, November 9, 2013: 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Bayside A (Sheraton New Orleans Hotel)
Michael Hestand , St. Edward's University
This paper examines the role of dialogue in Percy Shelley's "Ozymandias" by revealing the poet's ideological transformation from radically violent to peaceful, nonviolent resistance of political oppression. Shelley also uses different frames of dialogue to appeal to the British populace and world leaders, who had rejected his radical political views.