Valperga, or, The life and adventures of Castruccio, Prince of Lucca

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Valperga, or, The life and adventures of Castruccio, Prince of Lucca

Mary Shelley ; edited by Tilottama Rajan

(Broadview literary texts)

Broadview Press, c1998

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Valperga

Life and adventures of Castruccio, Prince of Lucca

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 489-492)

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Originally published in 1823, Valperga is probably Mary Shelley's most neglected novel. Set in 14th-century Italy, it represents a merging of historical romance and the literature of sentiment. Incorporating intriguing feminist elements, this absorbing novel shows Shelley as a complex and intellectually astute thinker.

Table of Contents

Appendix A: from Godwin's "Of History and Romance" Appendix B: from Machiavelli's Life of Castruccio Appendix C: Extract from Draft Manuscript Appendix D: from Sismondi's History of the Italian Republics of the Middle Ages, II: 110-12 (translation Rajan) Appendix E: Reviews of Valperga From The Ladies' Monthly Museum 17 (April, 1823) From Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine 13 (1823) From The Examiner 788 (March 2, 1823) From The Literary Gazette, and Journal of the Belles Lettres 319 (March 1, 1823) From Monthly Review 101 (May, 1823) Select Bibliography

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