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Tag Archives: Mary Shelley
Lost Hearts: A Gothic Love Story
The poet Shelley was drawn to the young Mary Godwin due to her melancholy habit of reading on her mother’s grave; the gothic site of their courtship; it’s said to be where they consummated their passion…. When Shelley died in … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM Research
Tagged Gothic, grave, Mary Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Valentines
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Events: Mary Shelley, Octavia Butler, Gothic ocean, Byron, Polidori
Despite the pandemic isolation, scholars in Gothic and allied fields are finding creative ways to keep literary and cultural dialogue flourishing with on-line events. here are a few we’ve noticed: 1. BARS Digital Event: ‘The Late Mary Shelley’, 18 February … Continue reading
Posted in Events
Tagged Byron, Gothic, Gothic ocean, John Polidori, Mary Shelley, Octavia E. Butler, SF, Vampires, women writers
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Frankenstein: essays and 1910 film
A bit behind with blogging, so quite a few Frankenstein items have accumulated (it being, as I’m sure you’ll know, the 200th anniversary of the novel’s publication). First, a brief discussion, with some very useful links, of the claim by … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged art, Film, Frankenstein, Ireland, Mary Shelley, moral philosophy, morality, science, science fiction
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Frankenstein and Counter-Enlightenment
I’m sure many will have seen the furore stirred up in social media, particularly among Gothicists, by the Sun’s article on Frankenstein, which screams, ‘SNOWFLAKE students claim Frankenstein’s monster was a misunderstood victim with feelings’. I don’t think it’s altogether … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged empathy, Enlightenment, Frankenstein, human rights, Mary Shelley, The Sun
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CFPs: Dracula, Frankenstein, and Bodily Fluids
Three CFPs for conferences that might be of interest: Children of the Night: A Cross-Platform Dracula Conference, Transilvania University of Brașov, 17-19 October 2018. Frankenstein – Parable of the Modern Age 1818 – 2018, International Symposium of the Inklings-Society, Ingolstadt, … Continue reading
Posted in CFP (Conferences)
Tagged bodily fluids, Dracula, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, Victorian
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‘A devout but nearly silent listener’: dialogue, sociability, and Promethean individualism in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818)
My article, ‘”A devout but nearly silent listener”: dialogue, sociability, and Promethean individualism in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818)’, has been published in The Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies, 16 (Autumn 2017) alongside other excellent articles. Here’s a brief … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts, OGOM Research
Tagged dialogue, Frankenstein, Gothic novel, Mary Shelley, Prometheus, Romanticism
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CfP: The Bicentenary Conference on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Venice, 21-22 February 2018
A fabulous place for a conference on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, hosted by the University of Venice, 21-22 February 2018 (deadline 1 November 2017). Although it is difficult to add new and original interpretations of Frankenstein, the pressure and the pleasure … Continue reading
Posted in CFP (Conferences)
Tagged adaptation, Film, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, teaching, translation
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The Myth of Frankenstein and Scientific Hubris
Here’s an excellent essay by Phillip Ball, ‘“Frankenstein” Reflects the Hopes and Fears of Every Scientific Era‘ that challenges the oft-circulated idea that Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is directed against the hubris of scientists. Sometimes, this is framed as feminist critique, but … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts, Events
Tagged Feminism, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, science, SF
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