1. Romantic Movement The Romantic Movement was intertwined with three concepts: Imagination nature symbolism/myth Also included other concepts such as emotions, lyrics, and self. Emphasis on the activity of the imagination was accompanied by greater emphasis on the importance of intuition, instincts, and feelings, and Romantics generally called for greater attention to the emotions as a necessary supplement to purely logical reason.

2. Romantic Facts about Percy Bysshe Shelley So what made Shelley a Romantic Author? As a boy, Shelley felt persecuted by his “hardheaded” and “practical-mind” father. This abuse may have first sparked the flame of protest behind his works. As a boy, Shelley felt persecuted by his “hardheaded” and “practical-mind” father. This abuse may have first sparked the flame of protest behind his works. In 1811, Shelley was expelled from Oxford University because he and his friend Thomas Jefferson Hogg published a pamphlet, The Necessity of Atheism, which resulted in expulsion. In 1811, Shelley was expelled from Oxford University because he and his friend Thomas Jefferson Hogg published a pamphlet, The Necessity of Atheism, which resulted in expulsion. Their “atheism” was little more than a “hieroglyph” connoting their general revulsion against establishment authoritarianism. Their “atheism” was little more than a “hieroglyph” connoting their general revulsion against establishment authoritarianism.

3. …Cont’d His first poem, Queen Mab, was important because it set forth a radical system of curing social ills by advocating the destruction of various established institutions. His first poem, Queen Mab, was important because it set forth a radical system of curing social ills by advocating the destruction of various established institutions. In other words, it was an utopian political epic revealing his progressive social ideals. In other words, it was an utopian political epic revealing his progressive social ideals. Laon and Cynthna were released in 1817 but were withdrawn and reissued the following year as The Revolt of Islam. Laon and Cynthna were released in 1817 but were withdrawn and reissued the following year as The Revolt of Islam. The Revolt of Islam was a long poem in Spenserian stanzas that tells of a revolution that illustrates the growth of the human mind aspiring toward perfection. The Revolt of Islam was a long poem in Spenserian stanzas that tells of a revolution that illustrates the growth of the human mind aspiring toward perfection.

4. Oh, he so nice. Shelley was a strong advocate for social justice for the lower classes. He witnessed many of the same mistreatments occurring in the domestication and slaughtering of animals, and he became a fighter for the rights of all living creatures that he saw being treated unjustly. Shelley was a strong advocate for social justice for the lower classes. He witnessed many of the same mistreatments occurring in the domestication and slaughtering of animals, and he became a fighter for the rights of all living creatures that he saw being treated unjustly.

5. Legacy Shelley's mainstream following did not develop until a generation after his passing. For decades after his death, Shelley was mainly only appreciated by the major Victorian poets, the socialists and the labour movement. He was admired by Mahatma Ghandi, Alfred Noble, C.S. Lewis, Karl Marx, Upton Sinclair, and William Butler Yeats. His life and works are still studied and his influence lives on in the 21 st Century.