{"product_id":"shelley-percy-bysshe-adonais-an-elegy-on-the-death-of-john-keats","title":"SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe Adonais: An Elegy on the Death of John Keats","description":"\u003cp\u003e 4to., bound by Sangorski in unbleached limp vellum, lettered in gilt to spine with red silk ties; upper edge gilt, else untrimmed; pp. [vi], 5-31, [xxiii]; printed throughout in red and black on hand-made paper; a fine copy, contained in the original publisher’s card slipcase, which has done an excellent job of protecting the book, now a little browned, spotted and creased. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLimited edition, one of two hundred and fifty copies printed. \u003c\/b\u003eThis copy no. 187. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1821, \u003ci\u003eAdonais \u003c\/i\u003eis a pastoral elegy by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Written for his friend John Keats just a few weeks after his death on the 11th April, it has become one of his best-known works, and is written in the style of an ancient Greek epic: 495 lines in total, and 55 Spenserian stanzas. Keats and Shelley had met in 1816, and at first their relationship was rocky. Shelley’s reception to the publication of Keats' \u003ci\u003eEndymion\u003c\/i\u003e was largely negative, and there was an ultimate air of suspicion, however after lengthy correspondence they developed a mutual respect, concern, and latterly, genuine affection. \"I am aware indeed that I am nourishing a rival who will far surpass me and this is an additional motive \u0026amp; will be an added pleasure\", Shelley later wrote. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a particularly beautiful example of the 1935 publication, apparently unread and in fine condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU: \u003c\/strong\u003e1800271\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fold the Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57583782592836,"sku":"1800271","price":295.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/8711\/0212\/files\/1800271.jpg?v=1792945931","url":"https:\/\/foldthecornerbooks.co.uk\/products\/shelley-percy-bysshe-adonais-an-elegy-on-the-death-of-john-keats","provider":"Fold the Corner Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}