Percy Bysshe Shelley, An Address to the Irish People

Mark Sandy (University of Durham)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.06: English Writing and Culture of the Romantic Period, 1789-1837.
Vol. editors: Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Daniel Robinson (Widener University), Emily Rohrbach (University of Durham)

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Political Science

Dates

First circulation or publication 1812

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England (Country of Origin)

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Essays/ Lectures (any)
Non-fictional prose

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Influenced by the writings of Thomas Paine (1737-1809) and William Godwin (1756-1836) and inspired to political activism through his conversations with Robert Southey (1774-1843) at Keswick, Shelley composed

An Address to the Irish People

through late autumn and winter 1811, finalising details, early in 1812, during his visit to Dublin. Printed by Daniel Isaac Eton, Shelley’s pamphlet on the Irish condition was published by 24 February 1812. After publication a synopsis of the essay’s main arguments appeared, in

The Dublin Evening Post

(dated 25 and 29 February, and 3 March), promoting Shelley’s political treatise. Shelley’s purchased newspaper advertisement for

An Address to the Irish People

boldly claimed that ‘[t]he lowest possible price [five pence] is set on this…

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Citation: Sandy, Mark. "An Address to the Irish People". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 25 August 2004 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=6709, accessed 26 November 2024.]