Author: George Barnett SmithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poets, English
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Shelley
Author: George Barnett SmithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poets, English
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Shelley - a Critical Biography
Author: George Barnett SmithThe Life of Percy Bysshe Shelley
Author: John WorthenPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118534034
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 473
Book Description
Drawing especially on the many scholarly discoveries of recent years, this biography examines the life – and death ‒ of one of the greatest Romantic poets. Based on sceptical historical investigation and featuring an in-depth look at Shelley’s personal, financial and familial situation, it builds a compelling narrative about a controversial writer and thinker whose personal and philosophical convictions caused much turmoil during his short yet extraordinarily influential life. The Life of Percy Bysshe Shelley reveals sides of the author not often studied. It looks at Shelley as an intensely loving, thoughtful and responsible man and father, who (except in one case) took exemplary care of the women he loved and who fell in love with him. It shows how significant his status as a gentleman was; it examines his poetry, letters, notebooks and discursive prose so that readers can comprehend the most important concerns of his life; it explores the financial and medical grounds for his years of exile; it is also the first biography to take account of his recently discovered early long poem the Poetical Essay on the Existing State of Things. This biography offers readers a unique look at a famous poet, scholar, gentleman, democrat, atheist and tragic icon of English Romanticism.
Mary Shelley
Author: Miranda SeymourPublisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571279678
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 565
Book Description
Mary Shelley's own life was as dramatic as her fiction. Even had she not (at the age of 19) authored Frankenstein, one of the greatest horror fables in literature, she would be crucial to the study of Romanticism, as the daughter of two of the great radical thinkers of the day, William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft (who died following Mary's birth); and as the second Mrs Percy Bysshe Shelley, her companion for that stormy stay at Byron's Geneva villa in 1816 - the 'haunted summer' that begat Frankenstein. Drawing on unexplored sources, Miranda Seymour's hugely acclaimed biography penetrates the myth to offer the fullest, richest portrait of this extraordinary woman. 'Mary Shelley is the most dazzling biography of a female writer to have come my way for an entire decade.' Financial Times 'Brilliant and enthralling, this portrait illuminates Mary's life in many unexpected ways.' Independent on Sunday 'Miranda Seymour has vivid narrative gifts and a perceptive understanding of the main personalities.' New York Times Book Review 'A thoughtfully considered and exceptionally lifelike portrait of a complex and often misunderstood character.' Los Angeles Times 'A harrowing life, wonderfully retold.' Washington Post Book World 'A splendid biography.' New Yorker
Shelley
Author: George Barnett SmithPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781330404560
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
Excerpt from Shelley: A Critical Biography The poetic revival witnessed at the dawn of the nineteenth century came from opposite sides. Its music and its passion were typified in Shelley, and its devotion to nature in Wordsworth. These poets were the antithesis of the classical school represented by Dryden and Pope, men who were moulded by, and did not mould, their age. I take Shelley and Wordsworth as exponents of the new order, because Byron, though uniting, in an inferior degree, the qualities of both, did not, in the general outline of his genius, distinctively set forth the special and distinguishing characteristics of either. Shelley rebelled against organised society, and poured his wrath and his ecstasies into his verse; Wordsworth, touched into a noble frame of mind by the initiation of the French Revolution, saw as in a vision the grand triumph of right over might in the immediate distance. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Shelley
Author: George Barnett SmithPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781528063326
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Excerpt from Shelley: A Critical Biography Liberal he was of soul, and frank of heart, And to his many friends - all loved him well Whate'er he knew or felt he would impart. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Life of Percy Bysshe Shelley
Author: John WorthenPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118534042
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Drawing especially on the many scholarly discoveries of recent years, this biography examines the life – and death ‒ of one of the greatest Romantic poets. Based on sceptical historical investigation and featuring an in-depth look at Shelley’s personal, financial and familial situation, it builds a compelling narrative about a controversial writer and thinker whose personal and philosophical convictions caused much turmoil during his short yet extraordinarily influential life. The Life of Percy Bysshe Shelley reveals sides of the author not often studied. It looks at Shelley as an intensely loving, thoughtful and responsible man and father, who (except in one case) took exemplary care of the women he loved and who fell in love with him. It shows how significant his status as a gentleman was; it examines his poetry, letters, notebooks and discursive prose so that readers can comprehend the most important concerns of his life; it explores the financial and medical grounds for his years of exile; it is also the first biography to take account of his recently discovered early long poem the Poetical Essay on the Existing State of Things. This biography offers readers a unique look at a famous poet, scholar, gentleman, democrat, atheist and tragic icon of English Romanticism.
Shelley
Author: George Barnett SmithPublisher: Nabu Press
ISBN: 9781293142059
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Mary Shelley
Author: Anne K. MellorPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136609334
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
An innovative, beautifully written analysis of Mary Shelley's life and works which draws on unpublished archival material as well as Frankenstein and examines her relationship with her husband and other key personalities.
Mary Shelley
Author: Muriel SparkPublisher: Carcanet
ISBN: 1847777678
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
At the age of twenty, Mary Shelley secured her place in history by writing Frankenstein (1818), now acknowledged as one of the great literary classics. The daughter of radical philosopher William Godwin and pioneering feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Shelley lived an unconventional life dogged by tragedy. At sixteen she scandalised England by eloping with her married lover, the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, but was widowed after only a few years of marriage. She went on to survive her husband by nearly thirty years and to support herself and her son as a writer. Here the great twentieth-century novelist Muriel Spark paints a portrait of a gothic icon. First published in 1951, this remarkable biography, reissued with previously unpublished material, recounts Mary Shelley's dramatic life, from her youth and turbulent marriage to her career as writer and editor. The young Spark, who would write The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie ten years later, discovered her vocation as a novelist in this study.