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The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley Volume I (1914)
compiles some of Percy Bysshe Shelley's best-known works as a
leading poet, playwright, and political thinker of the nineteenth
century. As a leading figure among the English Romantics, Shelley
was a master of poetic form and tradition who recognized the need
for radical change in the social order. His work has influenced
such writers and intellectuals as Karl Marx, Mahatma Gandhi, W. B.
Yeats, and George Bernard Shaw. In Prometheus Unbound, a lyrical
drama, Shelley explores the story of Prometheus, a figure from
Greek mythology who stole the power of fire in defiance of the
gods. Giving fire to the human race, he sacrifices himself to an
eternity of torture. For Shelley, Prometheus represented the power
of revolutionary action, important to the poet as a follower of
radical anarchist William Godwin. The Masque of Anarchy is a
political poem written in response to the Peterloo Massacre of
1819, when a British cavalry unit attacked a group of protestors in
Manchester, injuring hundreds and killing eighteen. Adonais is an
elegy commemorating the life of Romantic poet John Keats, whose
death from tuberculosis at the age of 25 inspired Shelley to
compose one of his finest literary works. A pastoral elegy in the
tradition of John Milton's Lycidas, the poem declares "'With me /
Died Adonais; till the Future dares / Forget the Past, his fate and
fame shall be / An echo and a light unto eternity!'" Immortalizing
Keats, Shelley chillingly foreshadows his own tragic death, which
ended his promising career only a year later. With a beautifully
designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition
of Percy Bysshe Shelley's The Complete Poetical Works of Percy
Bysshe Shelley Volume I is a classic of English literature
reimagined for modern readers.
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The Tales of Villa Diodati
Mary Shelley, Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Polidori and Lord Byron
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Proserpine and Midas (Paperback)
Mary Shelley, Percy Bysshe Shelley; Contributions by Mint Editions
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Proserpine and Midas (1820) is a collection of plays by Mary
Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley. Combining Mary's blank verse and
Percy's lyric poems, the Shelleys offer two groundbreaking
retellings of classical myth. Together, the plays illuminate the
working relationship of a husband and wife who helped define
Romanticism, highlighting their individual talents in the process.
While Proserpine was published in 1832 in The Winter's Wreath, a
London periodical, Mary Shelley was unable to find a publisher for
Midas, which remained unprinted until the twentieth century. Ceres,
the goddess of agriculture, leaves her daughter Proserpine in the
care of two trusted nymphs. While the women are out picking
flowers, Proserpine is kidnapped by Pluto, the dreaded lord of the
underworld. Distraught, Ceres laments the loss of her beloved girl
and appeals to Jove for assistance. Proserpine is a retelling of an
ancient myth which remains mostly faithful to its source while
emphasizing the feminist qualities of its tragic content. In Midas,
the wild god Pan is defeated in a musical competition by Apollo,
god of the sun. Determined to claim victory, he arranges a new
contest with King Midas as judge. Although his power on earth is
unmatched by any human, Midas soon learns that to play at divinity
one risks reaping the greatest of sorrows. Proserpine and Midas is
a masterful take on two of ancient Greece's central myths. Using
their talents for narrative and song, the Shelleys adapt these
well-known stories for the nineteenth century and beyond,
showcasing their sociopolitical significance in a world defined by
the democratic ideals of the Greeks. With a beautifully designed
cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Mary
Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley's Proserpine and Midas is a
classic of English literature reimagined for modern readers.
With an Introduction, Notes and Bibliography by Dr Bruce Woodcock,
Senior Lecturer in English, University of Hull. Shelley's short,
prolific life produced some of the most memorable and well-known
lyrics of the Romantic period. But he was also the most radical
writer in the English literary tradition of his day, a fiery
political visionary committed to social change and progress. The
generous selection in this volume represents the wide range of his
writing, both poetry and prose. Arranged chronologically, the
accompanying introductory essays set Shelley's works in their
historical, social and political context. They provide a vivid
insight into the life and times of this volcanic spirit whose
inspiring voice called on the people of England to: 'Rise like
lions after slumber In unvanquishable number; Shake your chains to
earth like dew Which in sleep had fallen on you. Ye are many, they
are few.' (The Mask of Anarchy)
The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley Volume I (1914)
compiles some of Percy Bysshe Shelley's best-known works as a
leading poet, playwright, and political thinker of the nineteenth
century. As a leading figure among the English Romantics, Shelley
was a master of poetic form and tradition who recognized the need
for radical change in the social order. His work has influenced
such writers and intellectuals as Karl Marx, Mahatma Gandhi, W. B.
Yeats, and George Bernard Shaw. In Prometheus Unbound, a lyrical
drama, Shelley explores the story of Prometheus, a figure from
Greek mythology who stole the power of fire in defiance of the
gods. Giving fire to the human race, he sacrifices himself to an
eternity of torture. For Shelley, Prometheus represented the power
of revolutionary action, important to the poet as a follower of
radical anarchist William Godwin. The Masque of Anarchy is a
political poem written in response to the Peterloo Massacre of
1819, when a British cavalry unit attacked a group of protestors in
Manchester, injuring hundreds and killing eighteen. Adonais is an
elegy commemorating the life of Romantic poet John Keats, whose
death from tuberculosis at the age of 25 inspired Shelley to
compose one of his finest literary works. A pastoral elegy in the
tradition of John Milton's Lycidas, the poem declares "'With me /
Died Adonais; till the Future dares / Forget the Past, his fate and
fame shall be / An echo and a light unto eternity!'" Immortalizing
Keats, Shelley chillingly foreshadows his own tragic death, which
ended his promising career only a year later. With a beautifully
designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition
of Percy Bysshe Shelley's The Complete Poetical Works of Percy
Bysshe Shelley Volume I is a classic of English literature
reimagined for modern readers.
The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley Volume II
(1914) compiles some of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s best-known works
as a leading poet, playwright, and political thinker of the
nineteenth century. As a leading figure among the English
Romantics, Shelley was a master of poetic form and tradition who
recognized the need for radical change in the social order. His
work has influenced such writers and intellectuals as Karl Marx,
Mahatma Gandhi, W. B. Yeats, and George Bernard Shaw. In
“Ozymandias,” Shelley employs the language of archaeology to
mask one of the greatest political poems of all time. The sonnet
depicts a statue of an ancient king discovered in the Egyptian
desert. Barely visible above the shifting sand, its pedestal reads
“‘My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: / Look on my works, ye
Mighty, and despair!’” Juxtaposed with this language of
bluster, the three remaining lines dispel the myth of power with
expert precision: “Nothing beside remains. Round the decay / Of
that colossal wreck, boundless and bare / The lone and level sands
stretch far away.” For Shelley, who identifies with the knowing,
mischievous sculptor, the dominion of kings is nothing but hubris,
a grain of sand in the vast expanse of time. In “To a Skylark,”
Shelley immortalizes the song of a bird heard once and remembered
forever: “The blue deep thou wingest, / And singing still dost
soar, and soaring ever singest.” As he longs to know the bird in
order to mimic the celebratory nature of its song, Shelley reaches
an understanding of the human condition, the tragic temperament of
those who “look before and after, / And pine for what is not.”
Unlike the poet, who must struggle to achieve his song, the skylark
soars and sings and remains above the world of men, whose
“sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.” With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s The Complete Poetical
Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley Volume II is a classic of English
literature reimagined for modern readers.
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Zastrozzi (Paperback)
Percy Bysshe Shelley; Contributions by Mint Editions
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R142
Discovery Miles 1 420
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On the run from vicious outlaws, Verezzi meets Matilda after she
had decided to end her own life by jumping off a bridge. However,
after Verezzi talks her out of it, the two become friends, though
Matilda grows more attached than Verezzi does. Becoming obsessed
with the man, Matilda offers to let Verezzi stay in her home,
hoping to win him over. Still weary of the outlaws that seek to
harm him, Verezzi happily accepts. While she provides him boarding
at her castle, Matilda grows closer to Verezzi, making both subtle
and overt attempts to seduce him. When Verezzi reveals that he has
a fiance, Julia, who he loves dearly, Matilda is distraught. After
trapping him in the castle, Matilda teams up with a mysterious man
named Zastrozzi, and orders for Julia to be gruesomely killed.
However, while Matilda dreams of becoming the only option for
Verezzi, Zastrozzi makes his own plans to suit his secret agenda.
Featuring complex characters, deception, and deadly love affairs,
Zastrozzi, written by Percy Bysshe Shelley, is a thrilling work of
gothic fiction. First published when he was just eighteen,
Shelley's Zastrozzi earned quick acclaim, however he was not given
credit until much later, as the novel was published anonymously
under just his initials. Still, the masterful prose and rich plot
of Zastrozzi won the attention of 19th century literary critics,
who were both impressed with the literary quality and disturbed by
the novel's content. Zastrozzi has inspired both film and stage
adaptations since its publication. With an exciting mix of romance
and revenge, Shelley's work remains to captivate audiences
centuries later, fascinating readers with its brilliant prose and
dark themes. This edition of Zastrozzi by Percy Bysshe Shelley
features an eye-catching new cover design and is printed in a font
that is both modern and readable. With these accommodations,
Zastrozzi caters to a contemporary audience while preserving the
original mastery of Shelley's work.
The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley Volume II
(1914) compiles some of Percy Bysshe Shelley's best-known works as
a leading poet, playwright, and political thinker of the nineteenth
century. As a leading figure among the English Romantics, Shelley
was a master of poetic form and tradition who recognized the need
for radical change in the social order. His work has influenced
such writers and intellectuals as Karl Marx, Mahatma Gandhi, W. B.
Yeats, and George Bernard Shaw. In "Ozymandias," Shelley employs
the language of archaeology to mask one of the greatest political
poems of all time. The sonnet depicts a statue of an ancient king
discovered in the Egyptian desert. Barely visible above the
shifting sand, its pedestal reads "'My name is Ozymandias, king of
kings: / Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!'" Juxtaposed
with this language of bluster, the three remaining lines dispel the
myth of power with expert precision: "Nothing beside remains. Round
the decay / Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare / The lone
and level sands stretch far away." For Shelley, who identifies with
the knowing, mischievous sculptor, the dominion of kings is nothing
but hubris, a grain of sand in the vast expanse of time. In "To a
Skylark," Shelley immortalizes the song of a bird heard once and
remembered forever: "The blue deep thou wingest, / And singing
still dost soar, and soaring ever singest." As he longs to know the
bird in order to mimic the celebratory nature of its song, Shelley
reaches an understanding of the human condition, the tragic
temperament of those who "look before and after, / And pine for
what is not." Unlike the poet, who must struggle to achieve his
song, the skylark soars and sings and remains above the world of
men, whose "sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought."
With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset
manuscript, this edition of Percy Bysshe Shelley's The Complete
Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley Volume II is a classic of
English literature reimagined for modern readers.
St. Irvyne; or, The Rosicrucian: A Romance (1811) is a novel by
Percy Bysshe Shelley. Although he is commonly regarded as a leading
Romantic poet, Shelley published this Gothic horror tale at the
beginning of his career while an undergraduate at the University of
Oxford. Controversial for its violent themes and exploration of the
darker side of human consciousness, St. Irvyne; or, The
Rosicrucian: A Romance remains an important early work of Shelley's
and continues to inform scholars of the Romantic style to this day.
Left with nowhere to go, Wolfstein turns to the treacherous slopes
of the Swiss Alps, where he contemplates suicide and rages against
the ills of society. During a thunderstorm, he takes shelter and
encounters a band of monks. As they prepare to take him in, a group
of bandits attacks, seizing what they can and forcing Wolfstein to
follow them to their underground lair. There, he meets Megalena, a
beautiful captive. Soon, he overhears a guard sing a chilling song
about a woman named Rosa, Wolfstein fears that their lives are in
grave danger. He manages to poison Cavigni, their leader, and
escapes with Megalena through the mountains. They settle in Genoa,
where they attempt to return to a sense of normalcy. When another
woman comes between the two lovers, Wolfstein is forced to make a
fateful decision. St. Irvyne; or, The Rosicrucian: A Romance is a
novel of romance, terror, and the supernatural by a leading writer
of English Romanticism. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Percy Bysshe
Shelley's St. Irvyne; or, The Rosicrucian: A Romance is a classic
of English literature reimagined for modern readers.
The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley Volume III
(1914) compiles some of Percy Bysshe Shelley's best-known works as
a leading poet, playwright, and political thinker of the nineteenth
century. As a leading figure among the English Romantics, Shelley
was a master of poetic form and tradition who recognized the need
for radical change in the social order. His work has influenced
such writers and intellectuals as Karl Marx, Mahatma Gandhi, W. B.
Yeats, and George Bernard Shaw. In this final volume of Shelley's
collected works, the poet's skill as a translator is on full
display. Included within are translations from the Greek of Homer
and Plato, from the Latin of Vergil, from the Spanish of Calderon,
from the German of Goethe, and from the Italian of Dante, to name
only a few. In addition, The Complete Poetical Works of Percy
Bysshe Shelley Volume III contains some of Shelley's earliest works
as a poet, such as Original Poetry by Victor and Cazire-written
with his sister and originally published in 1810-and other examples
of juvenilia. Many of these poems remained unpublished upon
Shelley's death, including "Eyes: A Fragment," which made its first
appearance in an 1870 edition of Shelley's works published by
William Michael Rossetti. In this poem, a deceptively simple lyric,
Shelley conflates language and vision to capture the communication
made possible only through silence, which allows one "look [to]
light a waste of years, / Darting the beam that conquers cares /
Through the cold shower of tears." In these fragments, songs,
translations, and youthful verses, Shelley demonstrates his
workmanlike ability with language, a tirelessness fueled with a
passion as thrilling as it must be rare. With a beautifully
designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition
of Percy Bysshe Shelley's The Complete Poetical Works of Percy
Bysshe Shelley Volume III is a classic of English literature
reimagined for modern readers.
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