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100 1 _aHogg, Thomas Jefferson,
_d1792-1862
245 1 0 _aShelley at Oxford
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2010-12-01
508 _aProduced 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.)
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPoets, English -- 19th century -- Biography
653 _aShelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 -- Homes and haunts -- England -- Oxford
653 _aShelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 -- Childhood and youth
653 _aUniversity of Oxford -- Biography
653 _aOxford (England) -- Intellectual life -- 19th century
700 1 _aStreatfeild, R. A.
_q(Richard Alexander),
_d1866-1919
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34525
999 _c75371
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