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In this thought-provoking new book, George Ewane Ngide explores Percy Byshe Shelley’s poetry and visionary insight of a millennial future, an everlasting spring or a New Jerusalem where man will be “sceptreless-just man.” Shelley’s altruistic goal, Ngide asserts, is to reclaim the universe’s original harmony, to forge a new future where humanity stands unshackled from evil, both social and political. How? Through universal love, nonviolence, and even vegetarianism. Shelley’s poetic vision is contemporary, a clarion call to purge life of misery and evil. Ngide reveals Percy Bysshe Shelley as a celestial troubadour singing of a golden age yet to be. His words, like the snake that embodies time and change, slither through our collective consciousness, whispering of transformation. As we embark on this literary journey through Shelley’s millennial dreams, Ngide’s research demands that we heed his call and seek the “Golden Years” that will return after the lost paradise. In Shelley’s verse, we find not mere escapism but a roadmap—a compass pointing toward a better tomorrow and the understanding that “Every discord is harmony not understood.”
Price: $139.95
Pages: 240
Publisher: Academica Press
Imprint: Academica Press
Publication Date:
21 October 2024
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9781680533170
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
POETRY / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, PHILOSOPHY / Individual Philosophers
George Ewane Ngide is Associate Professor of English/British literature at the University of Yaoundé I, in Cameroon, where he specializes in Romantic literature, postcolonial and multicultural studies, and war poetry. He has published extensively on Robert Owen’s poetry and philosophy, as well as on other topics related to Romantic literature, media, and communication. A Cameroonian journalist, academic, and political figure, he is currently Technical Adviser and Head of the Division for Information and Communication at the Presidency of the Republic of Cameroon. He is also a veteran broadcaster who worked for CRTV Radio and Television for nearly two decades, reporting on the activities of President Paul Biya. In 2019, Dr. Ngide was appointed Spokesman for the Major National Dialogue, a forum aimed at resolving the Anglophone crisis in Cameroon.