PPT-THE MODERN PROMETHEUS Mary W. Shelley

FRANKENSTEIN Speakers Robert Walton in his letters to his sister Victor Frankenstein as hes aboard Waltons ship he tells his of the events that led him to be where he is now and to have crossed paths with Walton. Shelley The Pursuit is the book with which Richard Holmesthe finest literary biographer of our daymade his name Dispensing with the longestablished Victorian picture of Shelley as a blandly ethereal character Holmes projects a startling image of a d Frankenstein. Modern World Literatures. Royal Institution . Lectures, . 1801. Quarterly . Review. , 18 (1818): 457-8, . on . Arctic exploration:. “[Such] expeditions may fail in the main object of the arduous enterprise; but they can scarcely fail in being the means of extending the sphere of human knowledge ... ‘Knowledge is power’; and we may safely commit to the stream of time the beneficial results of its irresistible influence.” . Frankenstein. Alison Aitken, 2012. Mary Shelley. Born 1797. Died 1851. Wrote Frankenstein 1816. Published 1818. Image source: http://alextrenoweth.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/mary-shelley1.jpg. . Frankenstein. “Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.” . ― Mary Shelley, Frankenstein. “Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.” . Frankenstein. Mary Shelley. Wrote . Frankenstein . when she was only 18. Published anonymously. Both parents were famous writers.. Marriage to Percy Shelley, a famous poet . “Romantic beyond romance.”. A short introduction to the genre. Origins. Gothic novel reaction . against Augustan ideals (many . feature fights between fathers and sons). Some . elements found in earlier ballads (. the supernatural. . (1797-1851). A look at literary criticism and conversations about Shelley’s novel, . Frankenstein. By: Jessica Berke. Inspiration behind the novel. The idea for what is often called the first science fiction novel was born on the shores of Lake Geneva, in the "year without a summer. Frankenstein. “Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.” . ― Mary Shelley, Frankenstein. “Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.” . Frankenstein. . The Gothic Novel. Frankenstein. is by no means the first Gothic novel. Instead, this novel is a compilation of Romantic and Gothic elements combined into a singular work with an unforgettable story. . An Introduction. Mary Shelley. Born in 1797 to writers William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft.. Her mother died shortly after Mary was born.. Shelley learned about her mother through her writings, including . More about Mr Shelley. He was born on the 4. th. of August 1792 in England.. He is regarded by some as among the finest lyric, and epic poets in the English language.. Unfortunately, Shelley did not experience fame in his lifetime. His works grew more popularly after his death.. Mary Shelley’s Background information. Born in England on August 30. th. 1797. Her mother, also named Mary, died shortly after giving birth to her. Raised by her father. Both parents were established writers with radical beliefs for the time. :. Frankenstein. Belongs in . the . Canon. Marsha Law, M. S. Ed.. CORE Academy, June 2015. marshalaw3@gmail.com. “I think most readers will agree that . Frankenstein. really is a good novel, both scary and . Volume I . Chapters 5 – 7 . Volume 2. Chapter 1. Chapter 5 marks a return to a previous narrative style. What device does Shelley use to maintain first person point of view, while allowing us to understand what has gone on at the Frankenstein residence in Geneva? .