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Percy Bysshe Shelley

Percy Bysshe Shelley

John Addington Symonds

Double 9 Books
2025
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Percy Bysshe Shelley offers an in-depth portrayal of a poet whose imagination, intellect, and defiance of convention redefined literary expression. The biography examines the formative influences that shaped his vision, from his early exposure to classical learning and philosophical thought to his restless search for truth and freedom. It captures the conflict between his idealism and the rigid structures of the society around him, revealing how his beliefs in justice, love, and human potential informed both his art and his life. The narrative reflects on his emotional intensity and spiritual independence, tracing how personal trials and intellectual pursuits intertwined to produce a profound poetic legacy. Through detailed observation and reflective commentary, the work explores the making of a mind devoted to liberty and enlightenment. More than a record of a poet's life, this work becomes a meditation on creativity, rebellion, and the enduring struggle between visionary thought and social constraint.
The Prose Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley (Volume 1) (Edition1)
Step into the rugged heart of America's frontier with "Western Characters; or, Types of Border Life in the Western States" by John Ludlum McConnel. This captivating classic, out of print for decades, has been lovingly restored and republished by Alpha Editions, offering a rare glimpse into the vibrant tapestry of 19th-century border life. Experience the raw, untamed spirit of the West through McConnel's vivid portrayals of pioneers, trappers, and settlers, each character a testament to the resilience and diversity that shaped a nation. This edition is not just a reprint; it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure, meticulously preserved for today's and future generations. Whether you're a casual reader or a collector of classic literature, this book promises an unforgettable journey into the past, where every page is a window into the soul of America's frontier. Don't miss the chance to own a piece of literary history that captures the essence of a bygone era with unparalleled authenticity and charm.
Adgofion Am John Elias

Adgofion Am John Elias

Richard Parry

Sagwan Press
2018
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Voyages and Travels of Captains Parry, Franklin, Ross, and Mr Belzoni

The Voyages and Travels of Captains Parry, Franklin, Ross, and Mr Belzoni

John Frederick Dennett

Cambridge University Press
2014
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Little is known about the life of Captain John Frederick Dennett, who published this compilation of travel narratives in 1826, with a second edition in 1835. A naval officer, he was clearly familiar with recent developments in polar exploration, but his writing also had an educational and moral purpose. 'It must be attended with advantage to become acquainted with the state of mankind in other parts of the world', but also it will be encouraging to the poor in Britain 'to find that the lowest state of comfort in this country is preferable to all the enjoyments within the reach of natives of other climes'. Emphasising encounters with native peoples rather than geographical or scientific discoveries, Dennett describes expeditions by Parry, Franklin and Sir John Ross in the Arctic seas and the Canadian north, and also includes a chapter on Giovanni Battista Belzoni's travels in Egypt and Nubia.
Fyodor Dostoevsky, Walker Percy, and the Age of Suicide

Fyodor Dostoevsky, Walker Percy, and the Age of Suicide

John F. Desmond

The Catholic University of America Press
2019
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Fyodor Dostoevsky, Walker Percy, and the Age of Suicide is a study of the phenomenon of suicide in modern and post-modern society as represented in the major fictional works of Fyodor Dostoevsky and Walker Percy. In his study, suicide is understood in both a literal and spiritual sense as referring to both the actual suicides in their works and to the broader social malaise of spiritual suicide, or despair. In the 19th century Dostoevsky called suicide ""the terrible question of our age"". For his part, Percy understood 20th century Western culture as ""suicidal"" in both its social, political and military behavior and in the deeper sense that its citizenry had suffered an ontological ""loss of self"" or ""deformation"" of being. Likewise, Thomas Merton called the 20th century an ""age of suicide"". John Desmond examines the cultural ethos of suicide as it is developed in eleven major works of fiction?Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground, Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, Demons and The Brothers Karamazov; and Percy's The Moviegoer, The Last Gentleman, Love in the Ruins, Lancelot, The Second Coming and The Thanatos Syndrome. His study is analogical and progressive in that it demonstrates how Percy ""furthered"" Dostoevsky's prophetic insights and intuitions about suicide as they evolved in modern Western culture. It reveals how the spiritual, moral and ideological conditions that Dostoevsky analyzed in the latter 19th century came to prophetic?and dire?fulfillment in the 20th century, as Percy observed. The study develops its argument through a close analysis of themes, characters, actions and images that reveal both correspondence between and development from Dostoevsky to Percy. In the Epilogue, Desmond offers a Christian counter-vision to the suicidal ethos of the age.
Flannery O'Connor, Walker Percy, and the Aesthetic of Revelation Volume 1
With his mastery of modernist technique and his depictions of characters obsessed with the past, Nobel laureate William Faulkner raised the bar for southern fiction writers. But the work of two later authors shows that the aesthetic of memory is not enough: Confederate thunder fades into a comic echo as they turn to an explicitly religious source of meaning. According to John Sykes, the fiction of Flannery O'Connor and Walker Percy provides occasions for divine revelation. He traces their work from its common roots in midcentury southern and Catholic intellectual life to show how the two adopted different theological emphases and rhetorical strategies - O'Connor building to climactic images, Percy striving for dialogue with the reader - as a means of uncovering the sacramental foundation of the created order. Sykes sets O'Connor and Percy against the background of the Southern Renaissance from which they emerged, showing not only how they shared a distinctly Christian notion of art that led them to see fiction as revelatory but also how their methods of revelation took them in different directions. Yet, despite their differences in strategy and emphasis, he argues that the two are united in their conception of the artist as ""God's sharp-eyed witness,"" and he connects them with the philosophers and critics, both Christian and non-Christian, who had a meaningful influence on their work. Through sustained readings of key texts - particularly such O'Connor stories as ""The Artificial Nigger"" and ""The Geranium"" and Percy's novels ""Love in the Ruins"" and ""The Second Coming"" - Sykes focuses on the intertwined themes of revelation, sacrament, and community. He views their work in relation to the theological difficulties that they were not able to overcome concerning community. For both writers, the question of community is further complicated by the changing nature of the South as the Lost Cause and segregation lose their holds and a new form of prosperity arises. By disclosing how O'Connor and Percy made aesthetic choices based on their Catholicism and their belief that fiction by its very nature is revelatory, Sykes demonstrates that their work cannot be seen as merely a continuation of the historical aesthetic that dominated southern literature for so long. Flannery O'Connor, Walker Percy, and the ""Aesthetic of Revelation"" is theoretically sophisticated without being esoteric and is accessible to any reader with a serious interest in these writers, brimming with fresh insights about both that clarify their approaches to art and enrich our understanding of their work.