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Zastrozzi

Zastrozzi

Shelley, Percy Bysshe

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ISBN10: 1162718307
ISBN13: 9781162718309
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 100
Weight: 0.41
Height: 0.21 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
Zastrozzi is a novel written by Percy Bysshe Shelley that tells the story of a vengeful man named Zastrozzi who seeks to destroy his father's murderer, Verezzi. The novel is set in Italy and follows Zastrozzi as he pursues Verezzi across the country, encountering various obstacles and challenges along the way.As the story progresses, Zastrozzi becomes increasingly obsessed with his quest for revenge, leading him to engage in acts of violence and cruelty. Meanwhile, Verezzi struggles to come to terms with his guilt over his father's death and the knowledge that Zastrozzi is after him.The novel explores themes of revenge, guilt, and the destructive power of obsession. It is also notable for its Gothic elements, including dark and eerie settings, supernatural occurrences, and sinister characters.Overall, Zastrozzi is a gripping and atmospheric novel that showcases Shelley's talent for storytelling and his fascination with the darker side of human nature.Scarcely knowing where he was, or what to believe, for a few moments Verezzi stood bewildered, and unable to arrange the confusion of ideas which floated in his brain, and assailed his terror-struck imagination. He knew not what to believe --what phantom it could be that, in the shape of Zastrozzi, blasted his straining eye-balls--Could it really be Zastrozzi? Could his most rancorous, his bitterest enemy, be thus beloved, thus confided in, by the perfidious Matilda?This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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