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The play is set in 1893. Zastrozzi, the master criminal in all of Europe and an atheist, like the character in the 1810 novel and Shelley himself, has focused for nearly three years on the pursuit of revenge against his mother's murderer: the whimsical, inconstant, and delusively God-obsessed artiste Verezzi.
50614788. Zastrozzi: A Romance is a Gothic novel 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, the other being St. Irvyne, outlines his atheistic worldview through the villain ...
- Percy Bysshe Shelley
- 119 (2002 edition)
- 1810
- George Wilkie and John Robinson, 1810
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Synopsis. The play is set in 1893. Zastrozzi, the master criminal of all Europe and a self-proclaimed atheist, like the character in the 1810 novel and Shelley himself, has focused for nearly three years on the pursuit of revenge against the murderer of his mother, the whimsical, unconstant, and delusively God-obsessed artiste Verezzi.
Feb 21, 2017 · Written by George F Walker, this two-act play follows Zastrozzi, the most dangerous man in Europe, as he seeks vengeance on the insanely optimistic Verezzi. We meet the most dangerous seductress in Europe, the brutal second hand of Zastrozzi, the deceptively cunning tutor, and the virtuous yet unfortunate virgin.
Jun 17, 2019 · June 17, 2019. You wouldn’t know it from the premise, but Zastrozzi, the Master of Discipline isn’t a swashbuckler, a melodrama, or even a revenge play. It doesn’t have the good taste to resemble a true tragedy or comedy, nor the bad taste to drown in blood, blasphemy, and Freudian oblivion.
Oct 29, 2009 · Theater Oct 29, 2009 at 4:00 am. Zastrozzi: Percy Shelley’s Murder-Revenge Camp. Brendan Kiley. M. Carr. A wicked play based on an even wickeder novel by crazy Percy Shelley, Zastrozzi is...
Jan 24, 2024 · Consider the hero of George F. Walker’s 1977 play, which draws heavily on the 1810 novel by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Having killed over 200 men, Zastrozzi is “the master criminal of all Europe”. He is able to deflower a virgin using only his voice.
