faqs.org » Abstracts Index » Abstracts » Literature/writing

"The Wonderful Effects of Steam": More Percy Shelley Words in 'Frankenstein?'

Article Abstract:

Modern readers have been provided with a substantial deal of precise knowledge regarding the words and suggestions that Percy Bysshe Shelly contributed to Mary Shelly's classic novel 'Frankenstein.' Nine words in the 1818 and 1823 editions but not the 1831 edition of the book might possibly have been directly or indirectly contributed by Percy Bysshe Shelley. A scrutiny of these words suggests that the poet's knowledge of actual and prophetic science fiction surpassed that of his wife and helped make 'Frankenstein' the most significant example of prototype science fiction.

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (Novel), Shelley, Percy Bysshe

---

Telling Untold Stories: Philippa Gregory's 'A Respectable Trade' and David Dabydeen's 'A Harlot's Progress'

Article Abstract:

David Dabydeen's 1999 novel 'A Harlot's Progress' and Philippa Gregory's 1995 'A Respectable Trade' portray slaves and slavery, though in different ways. While Gregory shows how suffering destroys aesthetic, ending a transracial romance, Dabydeen maintains that heightened craving for sensual experience is part of commodified human experience.

Analysis, Slavery, Slavery and slaves in literature, Dabydeen, David, Gregory, Philippa

---

Face, figure, physiognomics: Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" and the moving image

Article Abstract:

Issues concerning the manner in which Mary Shelley uses the physiognomy of her character Frankenstein in her novel "Frankenstein" are examined, focusing on the relationship between physical and spiritual qualities, and how Shelley's exploration of the meaning of physical features structures the epistemology of her novel.

Body, Human, Human body, Physiognomy, Mind and body, Frankenstein (Novel), Body and soul in literature

Some parts © 2012 Advameg, Inc.