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LoC No.: 06009636

Title: Shelley at Oxford

Note: Reading ease score: 48.2 (College-level). Difficult to read.

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Summary: "Shelley at Oxford" by Thomas Jefferson Hogg is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The book offers a detailed and vivid portrayal of the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley during his time at Oxford University, focusing on his character, intellect, and eccentricities. Hogg, who was a contemporary and friend of Shelley, captures the essence of the poet’s youthful idealism and zeal for knowledge along with his often tumultuous nature and philosophical musings. The beginning of the narrative introduces the themes of expectation versus reality as Hogg reflects on his anticipation of university life leading to profound disappointment, particularly in the academic atmosphere at Oxford. As he settles into his new environment, he meets a unique and spirited freshman—Shelley himself—who engages him in spirited debates about literature and the sciences. The opening chapters vividly depict their burgeoning friendship, a blend of intellectual discourse and light-hearted banter, marked by Shelley's fiery enthusiasm for chemistry and philosophy, which captivates Hogg despite the poet's eccentricities and disheveled appearance. Through Hogg's eyes, readers get a glimpse of Shelley's innate genius and idiosyncratic charm, setting the stage for their explorations of both the external world and the depths of philosophical inquiry. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Hogg, Thomas Jefferson, 1792-1862

Author of introduction, etc.: Streatfeild, R. A. (Richard Alexander), 1866-1919

EBook No.: 34525

Published: Dec 1, 2010

Downloads: 78

Language: English

Subject: Poets, English -- 19th century -- Biography

Subject: Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 -- Homes and haunts -- England -- Oxford

Subject: Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 -- Childhood and youth

Subject: University of Oxford -- Biography

Subject: Oxford (England) -- Intellectual life -- 19th century

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

LoC No.: 06009636

Title: Shelley at Oxford

Note: Reading ease score: 48.2 (College-level). Difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
https: //www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images
generously made available by The Internet Archive/American
Libraries.)

Summary: "Shelley at Oxford" by Thomas Jefferson Hogg is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The book offers a detailed and vivid portrayal of the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley during his time at Oxford University, focusing on his character, intellect, and eccentricities. Hogg, who was a contemporary and friend of Shelley, captures the essence of the poet’s youthful idealism and zeal for knowledge along with his often tumultuous nature and philosophical musings. The beginning of the narrative introduces the themes of expectation versus reality as Hogg reflects on his anticipation of university life leading to profound disappointment, particularly in the academic atmosphere at Oxford. As he settles into his new environment, he meets a unique and spirited freshman—Shelley himself—who engages him in spirited debates about literature and the sciences. The opening chapters vividly depict their burgeoning friendship, a blend of intellectual discourse and light-hearted banter, marked by Shelley's fiery enthusiasm for chemistry and philosophy, which captivates Hogg despite the poet's eccentricities and disheveled appearance. Through Hogg's eyes, readers get a glimpse of Shelley's innate genius and idiosyncratic charm, setting the stage for their explorations of both the external world and the depths of philosophical inquiry. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Hogg, Thomas Jefferson, 1792-1862

Author of introduction, etc.: Streatfeild, R. A. (Richard Alexander), 1866-1919

EBook No.: 34525

Published: Dec 1, 2010

Downloads: 78

Language: English

Subject: Poets, English -- 19th century -- Biography

Subject: Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 -- Homes and haunts -- England -- Oxford

Subject: Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 -- Childhood and youth

Subject: University of Oxford -- Biography

Subject: Oxford (England) -- Intellectual life -- 19th century

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.