Shelley: Selected Poetry, Prose And Letters
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Few voices in literary history burn with the same fierce, incandescent brilliance as Percy Bysshe Shelley's — a poet who turned radical idealism, transcendent beauty, and revolutionary passion into some of the English language's most enduring verse. This authoritative anthology, edited by A.S.B. Glover for The Nonesuch Library, presents a comprehensive and carefully curated selection of Shelley's poetry, prose, and personal letters, offering readers an unparalleled window into the full breadth of his restless, visionary genius. From the soaring lyrical heights of Ode to the West Wind and Prometheus Unbound to the intimate candour of his private correspondence, the collection chronicles the arc of a singular creative mind that refused to be contained by the conventions of his age. Shelley's work argues fiercely for the power of imagination as a force of moral and political liberation, and Glover's editorial hand ensures that both the celebrated masterworks and the lesser-known prose writings receive their due prominence. The inclusion of letters adds a rare biographical intimacy, illuminating the man behind the myth — the exile, the lover, the radical — and grounding his cosmic themes in deeply human experience. Published in the distinguished Nonesuch Library series, renowned for its scholarly rigour and fine production values, this edition stands as an essential volume for any serious reader of Romantic literature. Whether you are returning to Shelley or discovering him for the first time, this collection will leave you questioning whether beauty and revolution were ever truly separate things.
Author: Percy Bysshe Shelley
Format: Hardback
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Few voices in literary history burn with the same fierce, incandescent brilliance as Percy Bysshe Shelley's — a poet who turned radical idealism, transcendent beauty, and revolutionary passion into some of the English language's most enduring verse. This authoritative anthology, edited by A.S.B. Glover for The Nonesuch Library, presents a comprehensive and carefully curated selection of Shelley's poetry, prose, and personal letters, offering readers an unparalleled window into the full breadth of his restless, visionary genius. From the soaring lyrical heights of Ode to the West Wind and Prometheus Unbound to the intimate candour of his private correspondence, the collection chronicles the arc of a singular creative mind that refused to be contained by the conventions of his age. Shelley's work argues fiercely for the power of imagination as a force of moral and political liberation, and Glover's editorial hand ensures that both the celebrated masterworks and the lesser-known prose writings receive their due prominence. The inclusion of letters adds a rare biographical intimacy, illuminating the man behind the myth — the exile, the lover, the radical — and grounding his cosmic themes in deeply human experience. Published in the distinguished Nonesuch Library series, renowned for its scholarly rigour and fine production values, this edition stands as an essential volume for any serious reader of Romantic literature. Whether you are returning to Shelley or discovering him for the first time, this collection will leave you questioning whether beauty and revolution were ever truly separate things.