Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Liberal

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)

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First circulation or publication 1822 - 1824

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England (Country of Origin)

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The Liberal

espoused liberal political and artistic sentiments, centred on the belief that the well-being of society and literature depended upon the successful organisation of co-operatives between individuals. In accordance with these principles,

The Liberal

emerged as a collaborative enterprise between Lord Byron, Leigh Hunt, and Percy Shelley. Shelley played an instrumental part in, firstly, enlisting Byron’s support and, secondly, persuading Hunt to become a partner in this publishing venture ‘in which all the contracting parties should publish all their original work, and share the profits’ (

Letters

, II, p. 909). Byron demonstrated his commitment to this collective periodical by breaking with John Murray, his well-appointed English publisher, and agreeing to the publication of

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Citation: Sandy, Mark. "The Liberal". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 25 August 2004 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=369, accessed 18 April 2024.]

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