Life of Percy Bysshe Shelley

This version of Medwin's 1847 biography of Shelley was compiled from his own annotated copy, published in 1913 by Forman. Despite issues concerning the veracity of both the author and his later editor, the book is an important one, showing the material intended for a new edition of Medwin's work.

List of contents

Introduction by the editor; Medwin's preface of 1847; Sonnet from Herwegh translated by Medwin; Note by the editor; The life; Appendix; Index.

Summary

This version of Medwin's 1847 biography of Shelley was compiled from his own annotated copy, published in 1913 by Forman. Despite issues concerning the veracity of both the author and his later editor, the book is an important one, showing the material intended for a new edition of Medwin's work.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Medwin
• Assisted by: H. Buxton Forman (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 28.02.2017, delayed
• EAN: 9781108083850
• ISBN: 978-1-108-08385-0
• No. of pages: 590
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Geschichte, Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, Literatur: Geschichte und Kritik, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, HISTORY / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Biography / Autobiography