best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus (1818). She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. Her father was the political philosopher William Godwin, and her mother was the philosopher and feminist...
Shelley’s protagonist, Winzy, has cursed himself. Heartbroken by the lover who has spurned him, Winzy downs his wizard master’s potion in a semi-suicide attempt. It does the exact opposite, and instead makes him immortal, though not invincible. Doomed to carry on for centuries, growing...
Brief biography of Mary Shelley (1797 – 1851), British author best known for the haunting novel Frankenstein, written when she was twenty.
Mary Shelley Film Review Mary Shelley’s a new romantic period drama full of feminism, romance, history, tragedy, as well as the dark side of over-indulged Romanticism. And while the movie doesn’t match the creative genius of Shelley, it’s certainly one of the best biopics to ever grac...
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Best Known For: English writer Mary Shelley is best known for her horror novel "Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus." She was married to poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Industries Fiction and Poetry Astrological Sign: Virgo Death Year: 1851 Death date: February 1, 1851 Death City: London, Engla...
“Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.”Poetry Foundation, Poetry Foundation, www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/mary-wollstonecraft-shelley. Sampson, Fiona.In Search of Mary Shelley. Pegasus Books, 2018. Sampson, Fiona. “Frankenstein at 200 – Why Hasn't Mary Shelley Been given the Respect She Deserves?”The...
根据文章第二段“To Shelley, Frankenstein doesn’t fear and respect the world of nature enough--- she says that by tampering with nature, he brings about complete disaster.( 对雪莱来说,弗兰肯斯坦对自然世界的恐惧和尊重不够——她说,他通过破坏自然,带来了彻底的灾难。)”可知,科学怪人不恐惧自然和...
In 1818,Mary Shelley gave birth to the literary genre of science fiction. Her Gothic horror novel,Frankenstein, the ethics of scientific advancement and the moral quandaries of creation. A mad scientist playing recklessly with the dead has discovered how to ignite the spark of life, and his mac...
Despite her burdens, Mary achieved fame as a writer before Shelley did. HerFrankensteinbecame known before any of his best work. It was she who after his death prepared the bulk of his poetry for publication. In the summer of 1816, the Shelley entourage was living on the shore of Switzerla...