This book takes the life of one of England’s greatest poets and turns it inside out. Rather than following a daily round in which poetry erupts occasionally, it tracks the inner adventures of a spirit struggling to escape and create. This is the life of the poet, rather than the man. Four questions consumed Shelley and coloured everything he wrote. Who, or what, was he? What was his purpose? Where had he come from? And where was he going? He sought the answers in order to free and empower not only himself, but the whole human race. His revolution would shatter the earth’s illusions, shock men and women with new visions, find true Love and Liberty – and take everyone with him. Now, for the first time, this passionate and radical quest is put at the centre of Shelley’s life. The result is a spiritual journey that is as dangerous and exhilarating as it is astonishing. This is Shelley as he has never been seen before.
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A startlingly original new look at Shelley, a stunning work of scholarship and imagination by one of the most remarkable non-fiction writers in Britain.
Ann Wroe is the Briefings and Obituaries Editor of The Economist. After taking a degree in History and a doctorate in medieval history (Oxford, 1975) she worked at the BBC World Service, covering French and Italian politics. She joined The Economist in 1976 to cover American politics, and has held the posts of Books and Arts editor (1988-1992) and American editor (1992-2000). She has written five books: “Lives, Lies and the Iran-Contra Affair” (I.B. Tauris, 1991); “A Fool and His Money: Life in a Partitioned Medieval Town” (Cape/Farrar Strauss, 1995), “Pilate: The Biography of an Invented Man” (Cape, Random House, 1999; shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson prize and the W.H. Smith award); and “Perkin: A Story of Deception” (published in America as “The Perfect Prince”) (Cape/Random House, 2003). Her fifth book, “Being Shelley”, on the inner life of the poet, was published last year by Cape and Pantheon. She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Royal Society of Literature. She is married with three sons and lives in London
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. This book takes the life of one of England's greatest poets and turns it inside out. Rather than following a daily round in which poetry erupts occasionally, it tracks the inner adventures of a spirit struggling to escape and create. This is the life of the poet, rather than the man. Four questions consumed Shelley and coloured everything he wrote. Who, or what, was he? What was his purpose? Where had he come from? And where was he going? He sought the answers in order to free and empower not only himself, but the whole human race. His revolution would shatter the earth's illusions, shock men and women with new visions, find true Love and Liberty - and take everyone with him. Now, for the first time, this passionate and radical quest is put at the centre of Shelley's life. The result is a spiritual journey that is as dangerous and exhilarating as it is astonishing. This is Shelley as he has never been seen before. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Codice articolo GOR001614104
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