Epipsychidion | Verses Addressed to the Noble and Unfortunate Lady, Emilia V, Now Imprisoned in the Convent of-

Percy Bysshe Shelley

ISBN 10: 1445529211 / ISBN 13: 9781445529219

Edité par Oliphant Press, 2013

Epipsychidion | Verses Addressed to the Noble and Unfortunate Lady, Emilia V, Now Imprisoned in the Convent of- | Percy Bysshe Shelley | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2013 | Oliphant Press | EAN 9781445529219 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. N° de réf. du vendeur 106039607

Synopsis :

This book contains Percy Byssche Shelley's 'Epipsychidion', a seminal poetic work published by the prolific English romantic poet in 1821. The main theme of this piece is that of a meditation on the nature of ideal love, which Shelley believed was intrinsic in the idea of free love and diametrically opposed to the conventional marriage paradigm. A beautiful piece sure to appeal to any lovers of poetry, 'Epipsychidion' is not to be missed by fans of romantic poetry and constitutes a veritable must-have addition to collections of Shelley's influential work. Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822) was one of the leading English Romantic poets and is regarded by many to be one of the finest lyric poets to have ever lived. We are proud to republish this antique book here complete with a new prefatory biography of the author.

Présentation de l'éditeur: Epipsychidion is a major poetical work published in 1821 by Percy Bysshe Shelley. The work was subtitled: ”Verses addressed to the noble and unfortunate Lady, Emilia V--, now imprisoned in the convent of --.” The title is Greek for “concerning or about a little soul” from epi, ”around”, and psychidion, ”little soul”. The theme of the work is a meditation on the nature of ideal love. Shelley advocates free love, criticising conventional marriage, which he described as ”the weariest and the longest journey”. ”Epipsychidion” opens with an invocation to Emilia as a spiritual sister of the speaker. He addresses her as a ”captive bird” for whose nest his poem will be soft rose petals. He calls her an angel of light, the light of the moon seen through mortal clouds, a star beyond all storms.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Epipsychidion | Verses Addressed to the ...
Éditeur : Oliphant Press
Date d'édition : 2013
Reliure : Taschenbuch
Etat : Neu