Mary Shelley

This "Guide" encapsulates the most important critical reactions to a novel that straddles the realms of both "high" lite... (more)

This "Guide" encapsulates the most important critical reactions to a novel that straddles the realms of both "high" literature and popular culture. The selections shed light on "Frankenstein"'s historical and socio-political relevance, its innovative representations of science, gender, and identity, as well as its problematic cultural location between academic critique and creative production. Ranging from the first reviews in 1818 to postmodern readings of the mid-1990s, the "Guide" illuminates one of British literature's most spectacular novels. (less)

"On the 200th anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein, comes a riveting biography of its author, Mary Shelley, wh... (more)

"On the 200th anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein, comes a riveting biography of its author, Mary Shelley, whose life reads like a dark gothic novel, filled with scandal, death, drama, and one of the strangest love stories in literary history"-- (less)

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Mary Shelley. (more)

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Mary Shelley. (less)

The real-life story of Mary Shelley, and the creation of her immortal monster, is nearly as fantastical as her fiction. ... (more)

The real-life story of Mary Shelley, and the creation of her immortal monster, is nearly as fantastical as her fiction. Raised by a renowned philosopher father in eighteenth-century London, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin is a teenage dreamer determined to make her mark on the world, when she meets the dashing and brilliant poet Percy Shelley. So begins a torrid, bohemian love affair marked by both passion and personal tragedy that will transform Mary and fuel the writing of her Gothic masterwork. (less)

The real-life story of Mary Shelley, and the creation of her immortal monster, is nearly as fantastical as her fiction. ... (more)

The real-life story of Mary Shelley, and the creation of her immortal monster, is nearly as fantastical as her fiction. Raised by a renowned philosopher father in eighteenth-century London, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin is a teenage dreamer determined to make her mark on the world, when she meets the dashing and brilliant poet Percy Shelley. So begins a torrid, bohemian love affair marked by both passion and personal tragedy that will transform Mary and fuel the writing of her Gothic masterwork. (less)

The torrid true-life tale of how a passionate love affair fueled the creation of trailblazing writer Mary Shelley's Goth... (more)

The torrid true-life tale of how a passionate love affair fueled the creation of trailblazing writer Mary Shelley's Gothic masterwork, Frankenstein. Elle Fanning stars. (less)