Diary of Dr John William Polidori, 1816 - Relating to Byron, Shelley, Etc.

This diary by Byron's doctor, published in 1911, is the only contemporary account of the creation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

Sommario

Introduction; The diary; Index.

Info autore

John William Polidori (7 September 1795 - 24 August 1821) was a British writer and physician. He is known for his associations with the Romantic movement and credited by some as the creator of the vampire genre of fantasy fiction. His most successful work was the short story "The Vampyre" (1819).

Riassunto

John William Polidori (1795–1821) was, for a brief period, the personal physician to Lord Byron. William Michael Rossetti, his nephew, published this manuscript diary in 1911. It is the only contemporary account of the few weeks, crucial to the development of Romanticism, during which Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John William Polidori
• Con la collaborazione di: William Michael Rossetti (Editore), Rossetti William Michael (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 17.07.2014
• EAN: 9781108072281
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07228-1
• Pagine: 240
• Serie: Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies; Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; Literary studies: general