{"product_id":"9781068678264-ariel-percy-bysshe-shelley","title":"Ariel Percy Bysshe Shelley","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew Translation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new unabridged translation by \u003cb\u003eAlix Daniel\u003c\/b\u003e, illustrated with audacity by the London artist \u003cb\u003eAnwot\u003c\/b\u003e brings back to life \u003cb\u003eAndré Maurois \u003c\/b\u003e' original fictional biography for the reader to follow the rebellious life of the great poet Percy Shelley from his schooling at Eton College to his complicated short adult life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs one of the major Romantic poets, Percy Bysshe Shelley was not only a genius but a rebellious British aristocrat. He wanted to live according to his values. However, both his family and the establishment cast him aside for his ideas. In 1822, he tragically died at the young age of 29 when his sailing boat sank off the coast of Viareggio, Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAriel ou la vie de Shelley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, a French well-documented fictional biography by \u003cb\u003eAndré Maurois\u003c\/b\u003e told Shelley's tragic story with a respectful sense of authenticity together with elegant poetic flair. First published in 1923, the biography met immediate success in both France and England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis new unabridged translation by \u003cb\u003eAlix Daniel\u003c\/b\u003e, illustrated with audacity by the London artist \u003cb\u003eAnwot\u003c\/b\u003e brings back to life the original work for the reader to follow the rebellious life of Shelley from his schooling at Eton College to his complicated adult life in the company of Mary Shelley, his second wife, Lord Byron and other artists and thinkers of the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAriel Percy Bysshe Shelley\u003c\/b\u003e is an unusual but fascinating read for anyone eager to discover what could have been the life and death of the prodigy poet, known as the Mad Shelley at Eton College, loved and admired by Lord Byron and referred more than 100 years after his death as \"one of the most advance sceptical intellects ever to write a poem\" by the great American literary critic Harold Bloom. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1923, \u003cb\u003eAndré Maurois\u003c\/b\u003e biography met immediate success, so much so that later on, \u003cb\u003eAllen Lane\u003c\/b\u003e chose its translation by \u003cb\u003eElla D'Arcy\u003c\/b\u003e for the first ever Penguin's title.  There again, the work met immediate success with 60 000 copies sold the first year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndré Maurois\u003c\/b\u003e biography has been re-edited many times not only by Grasset, but also by the edition E.G Mornay, Calman-Levy, Club français du Livre and Rombaldi.  \u003cb\u003eAlix Daniel\u003c\/b\u003e's translation is its second unabridged translation. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55167012209014,"sku":"9781068678264","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33741186_c3a8d00a-cea6-4257-b1fc-3f300a2ae200.jpg?v=1744404287","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781068678264-ariel-percy-bysshe-shelley","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}