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ISBN13: 9780756618599
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'The web of our Life is of mingled Yarn' John KeatsIn YoungRomanticsDaisy Hay shatters the myth of the Romantic poet as asolitary, introspective genius, telling the story of the communalexistence of an astonishingly youthful circle. The fiery, generousspirit of Leigh Hunt, radical journalist and editor of The Examiner,took centre stage. He bound together the restless Shelley and hisbrilliant wife Mary, author of Frankenstein; Mary's feistystep-sister Claire Clairmont, who became Byron's lover and the mother ofhis child; and Hunt's charismatic sister-in-law Elizabeth Kent. Withauthority, sparkling prose and constant insight Daisy Hay describestheir travels in France, Switzerland and Italy, their artistic triumphs,their headstrong ways, their grievous losses and their devastatingtragedies.Young Romantics explores the history of thegroup, from its inception in Leigh Hunt's prison cell in 1813 to itsultimate disintegration in the years following 1822. It encompassestales of love, betrayal, sacrifice and friendship, all of which wereplayed out against a background of political turbulence and intenseliterary creativity. This smouldering turmoil of strained relationshipsand insular friendships would ferment to inspire the drama of Frankenstein,the heady idealism of Shelley's poetry, and Byron's own self-loathing,self-loving public persona.Above all the characters are renderedon the page with marvellous vitality, and this is a gloriouslyentrancing and revelatory read, the debut of a young biographer of thehighest calibre and enormous promise.
| ISBN-13 | 9780756618599 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0756618592 |
| Weight | 0.55 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 8.25 x 0.50 x 8.00 In |
| List Price | $8.99 |
| Format | Hardcover |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Pages | 24 pages |
| Publisher | Dk Pub |
| Published On | 2006-07-03 |
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