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''Zastrozzi: A Romance'' is a Gothic novella by Percy Bysshe Shelley first published in 1810 in London by George Wilkie and John Robinson anonymously, with only the initials of the author's name, as "by P.B.S.". The first of Shelley's two early, Gothic novellas, it outlines his atheistic worldview through the villain Zastrozzi〔(Percy Bysshe Shelley ), Academy of American Poets〕 and touches upon his earliest thoughts on irresponsible self-indulgence and violent revenge. An 1810 reviewer wrote that the main character "Zastrozzi is one of the most savage and improbable demons that ever issued from a diseased brain." Shelley wrote ''Zastrozzi'' at the age of seventeen〔(Early Shelley: Vulgarisms, Politics, and Fractals ), Romantic Circles〕 while attending his last year at Eton College, though it was not published until later in 1810 while he was attending University College, Oxford.〔(Percy Bysshe Shelley Biography ), Poem of Quotes.com〕 The novella was Shelley's first published prose work. ==Major characters== * Pietro Zastrozzi, an outlaw who seeks revenge against Verezzi, his half-brother * Verezzi, Il Conte, imprisoned by Zastrozzi * Julia, La Marchesa de Strobazzo, intended wife of Verezzi * Matilda, the Contessa di Laurentini, seduces Verezzi in plan devised by Zastrozzi * Bernardo, servant to Zastrozzi * Ugo. servant to Zastrozzi * Ferdinand Zeilnitz, servant to Matilda * Bianca, servant to Zastrozzi * Claudine, old woman in Passau, shelters Verezzi * The Monk * The Inquisitor * The Superior, a judge 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zastrozzi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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