Shelley's Mirrors of Love ― Narcissism, Sacrifice, and Sorority

Confronts the myths and realities of Shelleyan narcissism and discovers an artist fiercely engaged with problems of gender identity, self-idolotry, and the nature of love itself. Works with the theories of Heinz Kohut and Jessica Benjamin to analyze Shelley's fiction, poetry, and letters, and draws on scientific theories of the day that helped the poet envision how the energy of electricity, sympathy, and sexuality converge to create the kind of erotically charged universe seen at the close of Prometheus Bound. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Teddi Chichester Bonca is a Lecturer in the UCLA Writing Programs.