Shelley and the Soweto Poets: Projects of Resistance, Visions of Freedom

The article examines the relationship between the English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and a group of Soweto poets from South Africa who wrote during the apartheid era. Williams argues that both Shelley’s poetic and political ideals—especially his belief in the transformative power of poetry and resistance to oppression—have parallels with the ways Soweto poets used language to resist apartheid. The paper explores how these South African poets articulated their experiences of racial oppression, political struggle, and aspirations for freedom and dignity, framing their poetry as a project of resistance similar in spirit to Shelley’s vision of liberation through imagination and moral conscience. The study situates this dialogue within broader issues of literary history, political resistance, freedom, and the role of the poet in society.

Loại tài liệu:

Article - Bài báo

Tác giả:

Williams, Merle A.

Đề mục:

Literary Studies

Nhà xuất bản:

Taylor & Francis

Ngày xuất bản:

1997

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Định danh tư liệu:

https://doi.org/10.1080/00138399708691260

Nguồn gốc:

English Studies in Africa, Volume 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 77-87

Liên kết:

ISSN 0013-8398

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Shelley and the Soweto Poets: Projects of Resistance, Visions of Freedom

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