Mary Shelley (1797–1851)
Autor de Frankenstein, o el moderno Prometeo
Sobre El Autor
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was born in England on August 30, 1797. Her parents were two celebrated liberal thinkers, William Godwin, a social philosopher, and Mary Wollstonecraft, a women's rights advocate. Eleven days after Mary's birth, her mother died of puerperal fever. Four motherless years mostrar más later, Godwin married Mary Jane Clairmont, bringing her and her two children into the same household with Mary and her half-sister, Fanny. Mary's idolization of her father, his detached and rational treatment of their bond, and her step-mother's preference for her own children created a tense and awkward home. Mary's education and free-thinking were encouraged, so it should not surprise us today that at the age of sixteen she ran off with the brilliant, nineteen-year old and unhappily married Percy Bysshe Shelley. Shelley became her ideal, but their life together was a difficult one. Traumas plagued them: Shelley's wife and Mary's half-sister both committed suicide; Mary and Shelley wed shortly after he was widowed but social disapproval forced them from England; three of their children died in infancy or childhood; and while Shelley was an aristocrat and a genius, he was also moody and had little money. Mary conceived of her magnum opus, Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus, when she was only nineteen when Lord Byron suggested they tell ghost stories at a house party. The resulting book took over two years to write and can be seen as the brilliant creation of a powerful but tormented mind. The story of Frankenstein has endured nearly two centuries and countless variations because of its timeless exploration of the tension between our quest for knowledge and our thirst for good. Shelley drowned when Mary was only 24, leaving her with an infant and debts. She died from a brain tumor on February 1, 1851 at the age of 54. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Nota de desambiguación:
(ita) Please don't combine Shelley with Mary Shelley. Yes, some people will have entered books this way, but it more commonly refers to her husband the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, with whom "Shelley" should also not be combined.
(eng) Please don't combine Shelley with Mary Shelley. There is more than one author with that surname.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851) was the author of "Frankenstein". Her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) was the author of "A vindication of the rights of woman" and has a separate author page.
Series
Obras de Mary Shelley
Valperga: Or, the Life and Adventures of Castruccio, Prince of Lucca (Oxford World's Classics) (1823) 151 copias
Frankenstein / The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Townsend Library Edition) (2005) 72 copias
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde / The Secret Sharer / Transformation: Three Tales of Doubles (2008) — Contribuidor — 21 copias
Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus, with Related Readings (Glencoe Literature Library) (2000) 18 copias
Frankenstein, Or, the Modern Prometheus: With Supplementary Essays and Poems from the Twentieth Century (1988) 17 copias
The Complete Frankenstein: 200-year Edition: Including both the 1818 and 1831 Versions, and Bonus Chapter: Farewell,… (2017) 14 copias
Frankenstein: A Case Study in Contemporary Criticism (Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism) (2000) 14 copias
Reading & Training : Mary Shelley : Frankenstein [book + sound recording] (2003) — Writer — 11 copias
Frankenstein. Edición anotada para científicos, creadores y curiosos en general: Bicentenario 1818-2018… (2017) 10 copias
Die Gruselklassiker der Weltliteratur: Frankenstein / Dr. Jekyll und Mr. Hyde / Dracula / Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray (2016) 10 copias
Frankenstein and the Critics (Illustrated. Includes full text of 'Frankenstein 1818.') (2014) — Contribuidor — 10 copias
Penny Dreadful Multipack Vol. 4 (Illustrated. Annotated. Includes 'Frankenstein (1818 Uncensored Version), 'String of… (2014) 9 copias
Frankenstein: Unabridged and Unadapted from the Original Text, and With Thirteen Related Readings (2002) 8 copias
Ghostly Tales from the Lost Summer of 1816 - Frankenstein, The Vampyre & Other Stories from the Villa Diodati (2019) 5 copias
Best of Gothic Horror: The Edgar Allan Poe Collection, Dr Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde (Literate Listener) (2000) 4 copias
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Annotated and Illustrated: The Uncensored 1818 Text with Maps, Essays, and Analysis… (2017) 4 copias
The Complete Novels of Mary Shelley: Frankenstein, The Last Man, Valperga, The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck, Lodore &… (2017) 4 copias
Oxford Reading Tree: Stage 16A: TreeTops Classics: Frankenstein (Oxford Reading Tree Treetops Classics) (2006) 4 copias
Frankenstein I by Mary Shelley - Del Prado Miniature (The Miniature Classics Library) (2003) 4 copias
Frankenstein II by Mary Shelley - Del Prado Miniature (The Miniature Classics Library) (2003) 4 copias
Frankenstein: A play in two acts 3 copias
Frankenstein. Prologo con resena critica de la obra, vida y obra de la autora, y marco historico. (Spanish Edition) (2013) 3 copias
Frankenstein and Others: The Complete Weird Fiction of Mary Shelley (Classics of Gothic Horror) (2018) 3 copias
Mary Shelley: Complete Edition With Works Including, Frankenstein, The Last Man, Mathilda And Proserpine & Midas… (2014) 3 copias
The Journals of Mary Shelley, 1814-1844: 1814-1822 (Journals of Mary Shelley, July, 1814-1822) (1987) 3 copias
Warlock's Play: 550 Supernatural Mysteries, Macabre & Horror Classics: Black Magic, Sweeney Todd, The Vampyre,… (2018) 2 copias
Frankenstein (Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism) 2nd (second) edition Text Only (2000) 2 copias
On Ghosts 2 copias
Frankenstein [Short Story] 2 copias
Frankenstein II 2 copias
Die Geschichte des Doktor Frankenstein und seines Mord Monsters oder Die Allgewalt der Liebe: Von der Mensch-Maschine… (1975) 2 copias
Frankenstein I 2 copias
Frankenstein 2 copias
The Last Man Volume II 2 copias
1984 (Signet Classics) 2 copias
Marvel Classics Comics 20 1 copia
Frankestein - second level 1 copia
Frankenstein (Adapted) 1 copia
Frankestein Glencoe Study Guide 1 copia
(all) 1 copia
O MISTÉRIO DA IMORTALIDADE 1 copia
FRANKENSTEIN 2 (QUADRINHOS) 1 copia
FRANKENSTEIN OU PROMETEU MODERNO 1 copia
The Post-Apocalyptic Collection 1 copia
A Garota Invisível 1 copia
Great Classic Horror Stories: Frankenstein, the Signalman Carmilla, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde the Yellow Wallpaper,… (2018) 1 copia
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Mary Shelley-Volume 1: Including One Novel Frankenstein or the Modern… (2010) 1 copia
The Parvenue 1 copia
فرانكنشتاين: برومثيوس العصر 1 copia
A Cold and Stormy Summer: Frankenstein, The Vampyre, and other writings inspired by Geneva, Switzerland in 1816 (2012) 1 copia
Classic Starts®: Frankenstein 1 copia
Frankenstein, Story Book Grade 4: Steck-Vaughn Short Classics, Student Reader 5pk (Short Classics Set 1) (1991) 1 copia
A History of the Earth and Animated Nature: With an Introductory View of the Animal Kingdom Translated From the French… (2015) 1 copia
La véritable histoire de Frankenstein : Collection : Bibliothèque poche rouge cartonnée (1976) 1 copia
John Stamos Adult Coloring Book: Full House Star and Hot Model, Sexy Musician and Producer Inspired Adult Coloring Book… (2018) 1 copia
The Victim of Prejudice 1 copia
The Complete Poems 1 copia
2008 1 copia
Classic Horror Collection 1 copia
Frankenstein (Horror) - Advance 1 copia
Frankenstein: Macmillan Reader, Elementary Level (Macmillan Readers) by Mary Shelly (2008-01-02) (1843) 1 copia
Mathilda 1 copia
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Mary Shelley Volume 2: Including One Novel "The Last Man" and Three… (2010) 1 copia
Box Set - The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written: volumes 1 to 7 (100 authors & 200 stories) (2017) 1 copia
A Tale of the Passions 1 copia
Frankenstein - eBook 1 copia
FRANKENSTEIN (Novela Gráfica) 1 copia
Frankenstein. Ein Schauerroman: Das Meisterwerk der englischen Romantik gebunden in Cabra-Leder mit Goldprägung: 20 (2023) 1 copia
Journals of Mary Shelley: Part II: July 1822-1844 (Journals of Mary Shelley, July 1822-1844) (1987) 1 copia
Mary Shelley (10 books): Frankenstein, Mathilda, The Last Man, History of a Six Weeks' Tour... - with AUDIOBOOKS… (2020) 1 copia
Φρανκεστάϊν 1 copia
Φράνκεστάϊν 1 copia
Spinebreakers Frankenstein 1 copia
Stage 4 - B1: Frankenstein 1 copia
Frankenstein (Listening Center) 1 copia
Frankenstein (texto bilingüe) 1 copia
Autograph letter signed 1 copia
The Invisible Girl & Other Tales 1 copia
Frankenstein - Textos Bilingues 1 copia
Frankenstein by John Grant 1 copia
Frankentein 1 copia
Recollections of Italy 1 copia
Frankeinstein. Material Auxiliar. Educacion Secundaria (Aula Literària) - 9788431671198 (2009) 1 copia
The Brother and Sister 1 copia
The keepsake for 1832 1 copia
The Frankenstein Notebooks: A Facsimile Edition of Mary Shelley's Manuscript Novel, 1816-17 (1996) 1 copia
Classic Horror Collection Vol 1: Dracula, Frankenstein, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Jekyll and Hyde... (Golden Deer… (2012) 1 copia
Mary Shelley: The Ultimate Collection (All 7 Novels including Frankenstein, Short Stories, Bonus Audiobook Links &… (2014) 1 copia
The Swiss Peasant 1 copia
Ferninando Eboli 1 copia
The Sisters of Albano 1 copia
Roger Dodsworth 1 copia
The Bride of Modern Italy 1 copia
Maary Shelley 1781=1851 bio 1 copia
The Reanimated Englishman 1 copia
Bedtime Reading: Frankenstein 1 copia
First Flight 1 copia
Shelley, Mary Archive 1 copia
The Creature Lives! 1 copia
A Wollstonecraft Anthology 1 copia
FRANKENSTEIN OR, THE MODERN PROMETHEUS (Illustrated with Scenes From The Universal Photoplay) 1 copia
El moderno Prometeo 1 copia
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Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin
- Otros nombres
- Godwin, Mary Wollstonecraft (birth name)
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft - Fecha de nacimiento
- 1797-08-30
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1851-02-01
- Lugar de sepultura
- St. Peter's Churchyard, Bournemouth, Hampshire, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
- Género
- female
- Nacionalidad
- Verenigd Koninkrijk
- País (para mapa)
- England, UK
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Londen, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- Londen, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
- Causa de fallecimiento
- brain tumour
- Lugares de residencia
- Londen, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
- Educación
- at home
- Ocupaciones
- novelist
poet
editor
short story writer
essayist - Relaciones
- Shelley, Percy Bysshe (echtgenoot)
Godwin, William (vader)
Wollstonecraft, Mary (moeder) - Premios y honores
- SF Hall Of Fame (Posthumous Inductee, 2004)
- Biografía breve
- Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was born in London, the daughter of two major English intellectuals and writers, Mary Wollstonecraft and her husband William Godwin. She fell in love with Percy Bysshe Shelley, a married man and father, and scandalized society by eloping with him in 1814. Two years later, they were married and in 1818, she published her most famous work, her first novel: Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus. She also wrote several other novels, including Valperga (1823) and The Last Man (1826), as well as numerous novellas, short stories, poems, plays, essays, and articles for periodicals of the day, travel books, and a biography of her husband. At the time of Shelley's death in 1822, she was regarded as a major novelist married to a minor poet, but she spent 30 years promoting his work to help him achieve lasting fame.
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Debates
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein en Gothic Literature (octubre 2023)
Folio Archives 345: The Last Man by Mary Shelley 2012 en Folio Society Devotees (octubre 2023)
Folio Archives 310: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 2004 en Folio Society Devotees (Febrero 2023)
Frankenstein LE 2022 en Folio Society Devotees (diciembre 2022)
OT: Question about the 1823 edition of Frankenstein en Folio Society Devotees (septiembre 2022)
Frankenstein Bicentennial group read en 2018 Category Challenge (enero 2018)
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