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ARCHIVES: Frankenstein (1998-99)
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Mary
Shelley's Frankenstein, or
the Modern Prometheus (1818)
is one of the most popular works
of gothic horror and science
fiction literature and also ranks
among the best known novels of
English Romanticism. Frankenstein endures
not only because of its infamous
horrors but for the richness
of the ideas it asks us to confront--human
accountability, social alienation,
and the nature of life itself. |
Mary
Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851)
was a prominent, though often
overlooked, literary figure
during the Romantic Era of
English Literature. When Mary
was only eighteen she conceived
of Frankenstein, during
one of the most famous house
parties in literary history
while staying at Lake Geneva
in Switzerland with Byron and
Shelley. Other of her best
known works are The Last Man
(1826), Rambles in German
and Italy (1844), and
a variety of literary devices
as poems, short stories, journals,
and letters.
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Mary W. Shelley
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For
more on Mary Shelley and Frankestein:
* Romantic
Circles page about Mary
Shelley
* Mary
Shelley References Website
* Frankenstein,
the novel Includes
a link to a downloadable
version of the original
novel.
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