The Cenci (UNABRIDGED)

Written in 1819, but not first staged for over hundred years after it was written due to controversial themes of incest and parricide, it was not considered stageable. This tragedy is a true story, set in Rome, 1599, centred around the murder of the tyrant, Count Francesco Cenci, by his tormented daughter, Beatrice.

Percy Bysshe Shelley est né en Angleterre en 1792.Suite à la publication d'écrits révolutionnaires, il fuit son pays en 1818. Il s'installe alors en Italie, où il écrira ses plus belles oeuvres. Il meurt en 1822 dans le naufrage de son voilier.