02003cam a22003733u 4500 63337 UtSlPG 20260610134447.0 m cr n 260607r2020||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PR Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851 Valperga Volume 1 (of 3) : or, The life and adventures of Castruccio, prince of Lucca Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2020 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valperga_(novel) Release date is 2020-09-29 Produced by Amanda Fish and Laura Natal Rodrigues at Free Literature (Images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Valperga Volume 1 (of 3)" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is a historical novel published in 1823. Set during medieval Italy's wars between Guelphs and Ghibellines, it follows the real fourteenth-century despot Castruccio Castracani as his armies threaten the fortress of Valperga. Countess Euthanasia, who governs the fortress and loves Castruccio, must choose between her feelings for him and political liberty. Through this medieval tale, Shelley explores questions of political power, republicanism, and the right to autonomy against imperial conquest. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Historical fiction Castracani, Castruccio, 1281-1328 -- Fiction Guelfs and Ghibellines -- History -- Fiction Condottieri -- Fiction Italy -- History -- 1268-1492 -- Fiction Lucca (Italy) -- History -- Fiction https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63337 104161 104161