Being Shelley

The Poet's Search for Himself

Ann Wroe

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Vintage
01 September 2008

Biography; Biography: literary; Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 ; Literary studies: poetry & poets

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.

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.

Ann Wroe's book takes the life of one of England's greatest poets and turns it inside out, bringing us the life of the poet rather than the man. The result is a journey that is as passionate and exhilarating as it is astonishing. This is Shelley as he has never been seen before.

By: Ann Wroe
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 320g
ISBN: 9780099507895
ISBN 10: 0099507897
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 01 September 2008
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for Being Shelley: The Poet's Search for Himself

Intensely imaginative. . . . A biography that reads like poetry itself. . . . Wroe manages to get inside Shelley's head. -- Providence Journal If you are a fan of Percy Bysshe Shelley, you will love Anne Wroe's Being Shelley, . . . Her approach topples conventions. . . . She climbs inside his head. -- The Plain Dealer An extraordinary feat of scholarship. . . . A risky but singularly exhilarating book. --Richard Holmes, The Guardian Visionary . . . daring . . . [ Being Shelley ] is anchored gracefully in biographical and textual detail. -- The Atlantic Enthrallingly readable. . . . A magnificent book from an extraordinarily intuitive and gifted writer. . . . The biographer's achievement is on a par with that of her subject, which is no mean accomplishment indeed. -- Georgia Review Daringly experimental. . . . Wroe delivers Shelley's imaginative and creative life in all its perplexing brilliance. -- Booklist (starred review)