Shelley: A Life Story
Shelley: A Life Story is a 1946 biography of the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley by the poet and critic Edmund Blunden. The work was favorably reviewed and has been called the best life of Shelley.
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| Author | Edmund Blunden |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Percy Bysshe Shelley |
| Publisher | Collins St. James's |
Publication date | 1946 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 978-1121955691 |
Summary
Blunden discusses the life of the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, in a biography aimed at the general reader. He credits Shelley with "genius".[1]
Publication history
Shelley: A Life Story was first published by Collins St. James's in 1946.[2]
Reception
Shelley: A Life Story received a positive review in Time in 1947. The reviewer noted that the book had been "greeted in England as the first really satisfactory life of England's great romantic poet", adding that "Blunden writes of Shelley devotedly, but with the ease and savor of long personal familiarity—not only with Shelley's works, but with his period (1792-1822), the scenes in which he lived and the mass of material about him."[3] The gay scholar John Lauritsen called the book the best life of Shelley, commenting that Blunden "brings a poet's understanding to Shelley's life and poetry."[4]
References
- Blunden 1946, p. 7.
- Blunden 1946, pp. 3–4.
- Time 1947, p. 110.
- Lauritsen 2007, p. 225.
Bibliography
- Books
- Blunden, Edmund (1946). Shelley: A Life Story. London: Collins St. James's.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Lauritsen, John (2007). The Man Who Wrote Frankenstein. New Haven: Pagan Press. ISBN 978-0-943742-14-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Journals
