Full Description
In 1810, while still at Eton, Percy Bysshe Shelley published Zastrozzi, the first of his two early Gothic prose romances. He published the second, St. Irvyne; or, The Rosicrucian, a year later. These sensationalist novels present some of Shelley's earliest thoughts on irresponsible self-indulgence and violent revenge, and offer remarkable insight into an imagination that is strikingly modern. This new Broadview Literary Texts edition also brings together the fragmentary remains of Shelley's other prose fiction, including his chapbook, Wolfstein, and contemporary reviews both by Shelley and about his work.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Percy Bysshe Shelley: A Brief Chronology
A Note on the Texts
Zastrozzi, A Romance
St. Irvyne; or, The Rosicrucian: A Romance
Appendix A: "The Assassins"
Appendix B: "The Coliseum"
Appendix C: Contemporary Reviews
Zastrozzi
St. Irvyne
Appendix D: Shelley's reviews of contemporary novels:
Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Memoirs of Prince Alexy Haimatoff
William Godwin, Mandeville
Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
Appendix E: Wolfstein; or, The Mysterious Bandit
Selected Bibliography
