10 ways to transport yourself for a while Nov 1, 2009
Our vote goes to Arethusa Falls - said to be named for the poem Arethusa by Percy Bysshe Shelley - in White Mountain National Forest. A moderate hike from the parking lot up the roughly 1 1/2-mile (one-way) trail leads to this overlook where Bemis Brook cascades nearly 160 feet into a pool below. (Boston Globe)
Dr. John Polidori and The Vampyre Oct 29, 2009
Polidori soon found himself in the company of the freethinking poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and his soon-to-be wife Mary Godwin, along with Mary s stepsister Claire Clairmont, who was also Byron s lover. The unconventional writers evidently took some delight in teasing Polidori for his uptight nature and literary ambitions; Polidori was so stung by the mockery that he challenged Shelley to a duel, which never came to fruition. (Suite101.com)
All Men are Liars: Oct 29, 2009
Do you remember that moment, as poet Percy Bysshe Shelley described it, "the soft and sweet eclipse, when soul meets soul on lover's lips". If you're like many Aussie men, there's a very good chance the memory's a little foggy because you were munted after 12 schooners when the magic happened. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
The Earliest Vampire Stories in Eng... Sep 6, 2009
Poet and doctor John Polidori had gone to Switzerland to visit Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley. Several days spent reading German tales of the macabre while the rain came down prompted Byron to suggest that they each write a horror story. (Suite101.com)
Elvis Landmark Just A Parking Lot Now Aug 15, 2009
Fans Headed to Memphis to Mark Presley's Death Urged to Visit Studio Where Last No. 1 Single Recorded. In this undated photo released by Sony Music, American Sound Studio is shown in Memphis, Tenn. (CBS News)
Top Article: Food For Thought Jul 28, 2009
What do George Bernard Shaw, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Leo Tolstoy, Leonardo Da Vinci, Paul McCartney, and Pythagoras have in common. If your answer is they're all towering figures of European culture, you're only half right. (India Times, India)
‘A Monster’s Note’ reimagines Shelley’s creation Jul 24, 2009
This is a serious book centering on loss: the monster s loss of the father figure as well as the 19th-century friends he sees from a distance; Mary s loss of husband Percy Bysshe Shelley; Mary s and Claire s loss of children; a story within a story that features Clerval, a character from Shelley s novel, and a leper in Asia whose outcast status resonates with the monster. The Mahlerian scope of the novel s obsession with loss and loneliness is its own worst enemy. (Boston Globe)
Sculptor Doug Kornfeld takes symbolism to new heights at DeCordova Jul 10, 2009
The sculpture was inspired by a poem written in 1818 by Percy Bysshe Shelley. In the poem, a traveler stumbles upon a statue in the desert and reads the grandiose inscription at its feet. (Boston Globe)
* Can vegetarians save the world? May 18, 2009
The idea that meat was a cruel profligacy became current, and led Percy Bysshe Shelley to declare that the carnivorous rich literally monopolized land and food by taking more of it than they needed. The use of animal flesh, he said, directly militates with this equality of the rights of man. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
M-Z Essential 1700s and 1800s Briti... Mar 22, 2009
Z - Zastrozzi by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Zastrozzi: A Romance (1810) is the first published work of Percy Shelley (1792-1822). (Suite101.com)
In the Blood Mar 9, 2009
With him was his personal physician, John Polidori, and nearby, in another house, his friend Percy Bysshe Shelley; Shelley s mistress, Mary Godwin; and Mary s stepsister Claire Clairmont, who was angling for Byron s attention (with reason: she was pregnant by him). The weather that summer was cold and rainy. (New Yorker)
Mary Shelley, Frankenstein & the Su... Mar 3, 2009
Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and his wife Mary (the couple only married later that year, though Mary already used his last name) had been invited by friend and fellow poet Lord Byron to visit him at a rented chateau, Villa Deodati, on Lake Geneva in Switzerland. Also joining the festivities were Mary s stepsister Claire Clairemont who was pregnant with Byron s child and was trying to get back into his good graces and Byron s personal physician John Polidori. (Suite101.com)
Leonard Cohen plays first US concert in 15 years Feb 20, 2009
By JAKE COYLE, AP Entertainment Writer Jake Coyle, Ap Entertainment Writer. Fri Feb 20, 1:08 am ET. (Yahoo News)
