EXPLORING THE DARK SIDE OF ITALY: THE CENCI, BY P.B. SHELLEY (1819)
EXPLORING THE DARK SIDE OF ITALY: THE CENCI, BY P.B. SHELLEY (1819)
Author(s): Elisabetta MarinoSubject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara / Diacritic Timisoara
Keywords: Italy; P.B. Shelley; Prometheus Unbound; The Cenci; tyranny
Summary/Abstract: In 1818 Shelley arrived in Italy, where he spent the last years of his life. Shelley’s relationship with Italy was passionate albeit complicated: he loved the Italian landscape, the ancient ruins, but he had little sympathy for the Italian institutions and customs.This paper aims at exploring the “dark side of Italy” as portrayed in Shelley’s tragedy The Cenci.
Journal: B.A.S. British and American Studies
- Issue Year: 2010
- Issue No: 16
- Page Range: 157-163
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English