Oedipus Tyrannus; Or, Swellfoot the Tyrant - A Tragedy in Two ActsRead Books Ltd, 16 апр. 2014 г. - Всего страниц: 50 This vintage text contains Percy Bysshe Shelley's 1892 book, "Oedipus Tyrannus; Or, Swellfoot the Tyrant - A Tragedy in Two Acts". It is a satire in verse, aimed at George IV and Queen Caroline, and will greatly appeal to collectors of Shelley's seminal work - as well as those interested in antiquarian literature of this ilk. Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822) was one of the most influential English Romantic poets, and is considered by many critics as one of the finest poets in the English language. He was an important member of a small group of visionary poets and men of letters that comprised Lord Byron and Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein. This vintage book is being republished now in an affordable, modern edition, complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author. |
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1In Shelley’s edition Æ diphthong Æthiopia aigh altar Arch-Priest of Famine bacon beast blood Bœotia bulls C. F. SEYFANG choose reform CHORUS OF SWINE Court Porkman DAKRY dare Death’s dramatis personœ eigh Enter MAMMON Exeunt fasts and feasts filthy frequent squeaks Gentlemen Swine gibbets Goddess GREEN grunting hail to thee hare with dogs Hell hog-wash hunt a KING hyphen innocent IONA TAURINA IONIAN MINOTAUR KING with hogs land’s LAOCTONOS lean-pig Leech liquor loaves Long live Iona Lord Eldon marrow-bones and cleavers Masque of Anarchy Moses o’er Œdipus Tyrannus OLD SOW oracle other’s Percy Bysshe Shelley piggishness pigs poem Prometheus Bound PUBLIC STYE PURGANAX Queen Iona QUEEN shall hunt rags Rossetti prints royal sacred Majesty SCENE SECOND BOAR SEMICHORUS Shelley SHELLEY’S NOTE Solomon the court spell stage direction sting sucking pigs SWELLFOOT dynasty Swellfoot’s speech tallyho Temple Theban Thebes thing thou risest Tragedy TYRANT ugly ZEPHANIAH