Being Shelley by Ann Wroe
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.
Ann Wroe is the Special Features editor of The Economist. She is the author of four previous works of non-fiction, most recently Pilate: The Biography of an Invented Man, which was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Award and the W.H. Smith Award, and Perkin: A Story of Deception. She lives in north London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780224080781 |
| ISBN 10 | 0224080784 |
| Title | Being Shelley |
| Author | Ann Wroe |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2007-07-05 |
| Number of pages | 464 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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