The History Of A Radical Poem, From Percy Shelley To The Triangle Factory Fire
by
Michael Demson
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2013
Masks of Anarchy tells the extraordinary story of Percy Shelley’s poem “The Masque
of Anarchy,” from its conception in Italy and suppression in England to the moment it became a
catalyst for protest among New York City workers a century later.
Shelley penned the poem in 1819, after hearing...