In 1822 Percy Bysshe Shelley, one of the legendary romantic poets, drowned at sea off Livorno.  To mark the bicentenary of this tragic event, British writer-performer Jan Noble performed a thrilling dramatic monologue Shelley 200, which he addressed to the memorial bust of Shelley at Viareggio.  A year on we are excited to welcome Jan to Florence as part of a tour of Italy presenting Shelley 200 - exactly 100 years after Shelley’s ashes and heart were  interred at the English Cemetery of Rome.

With an introduction on Shelley in Tuscany by Mark Roberts

If you are in Florence and would like to attend the event in person at the British Institute Library, please register here or send an email to bif@britishinstitute.it

The registration fee is 10 Euro per person. All participants are invited to wear a mask throughout the event. 

This is an in person only event.