Author

Publication

2018-05-15 - University of Wales Press

Language

English

Word Count

48,000 words, Guess

Page Count

192 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139781783168460
  • ISBN-101783168463
  • OCLC Control Number1021852360
  • Better World Books9781783168460
  • Open LibraryOL27802692M

Classifications

  • LCCPR5398
  • LCCPR5398 .W75 2018

Description

Mary Shelley reappraises the significance of Frankenstein alongside other works by Shelley which could be considered to revise the significance and fluctuating meanings of `Gothic' during the Romantic period. It offers scholarly, fresh readings of the 1818 and 1831 editions of Frankenstein, as well as chapters upon the fiction that Shelley composed in between both editions, and during the same decade as its second edition. In its broader examination of Mary Shelley's work, this study is the first of its kind within the field of Gothic studies. Alongside sustained explorations of Frankenstein, Matilda, Valperga and The Last Man, the volume Mary Shelley reappraises some of the shorter essays and tales that the author composed for contemporary magazines. Angela Wright argues that the time is now right for a re-examination of the extent to which Shelley participated in and redirected the Gothic tradition.

Subjects

Topics

823/.709English fictionPr5398 .w75 2018History and criticismShelley, mary , 1797-1851Criticism and interpretationGothic fiction (Literary genre)

Other Editions

  • Mary ShelleyHardcoverUniversity of Wales Press2018-05-15

Similar Books

Reader Reviews

No reviews yet for this book.

Be the first to share your thoughts!