A Study of Shelley
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Excerpt from A Study of Shelley: With Special Reference to His Nature Poetry Professor Dowden, in his "Life of Shelley," refers to Shelley´s early indifference for natural beauty. In the midst of the mountains of Cwm Elan, in 1811, Shelley writes to his friend Hogg, "´This is most divine scenery, but all very dull, stale, flat, and unprofitable; indeed, the place is a very great bore.´ The poet in Shelley at this time was trammelled and taken in the toils by the psychologist and metaphysician." ("Life of Shelley," I. 165.) "In the summer of 1811 his delight in mountain and vale and stream was tracked and hunted down and done to death by his passion for psychological analysis. ´This country of Wales´ (writing to Miss Hitchener) ´is exceedingly grand; rocks piled on each other to tremendous heights, rivers formed into cataracts by their projections, and valleys clothed with woods, present an appearance of enchantment. But why do they enchant? Why is it more affecting than a plain? It cannot be innate; is it acquired? Thus does knowledge lose all the pleasure which involuntarily arises by attempting to arrest the fleeting phantom as it passes. Vain attempt; like the chemists ether, it evaporates under our observation; it flies from all but the slaves of passion and sickly sensibility who will not analyze a feeling.´ And again, ´Nature is here marked with the most impressive characters of loveliness and grandeur. Once I was tremulously alive to tones and scenes; the habit of analyzing feelings, I fear, does not agree with this. It is spontaneous, and when it becomes subject to consideration, ceases to exist."´ ("Life of Shelley," I. 167.) "I am more astonished at the grandeur of the scenery´ (letter to Hogg) ´than I expected. I do not now much regard it. I have other things to think of."´ ("Life of Shelley," I. 168.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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