Wollstonecraft

Frankenstein: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851) Grade Level:  6-8  9-12 The author of the Gothic horror story, Frankenstein, was woman, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. You will learn the important facts about her life and writing career from this web site. Mary Shelley lived an unconventional life, especially for a woman in the nineteenth century. Find out about her parents, her education, her marriage to Percy Shelley, and how she came to write Frankenstein. Her famous novel was published when she was only twenty-one, and some people could not believe a young woman could have written it. You will also learn about Mary Shelley's writing career as she grew older. Topic: Women authors, English--19th century--Biography URL: http://www.duluth.lib.mn.us/Programs/Frankenstein/ShelleyBio.html Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft Grade Level:  9-12 An annotated bibliography of prose, poetry, film, video, and art, the Literature, Arts, and Medicine Database comprises entries that serve as resources in health/pre-health and liberal arts settings. The works in the database were annotated because of their value in medical humanities. One work by English author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is represented: Frankenstein. The entry for this novel includes a summary and commentary, as well as the key words by which the work may be searched. Topic: Women authors, English URL: http://litmed.med.nyu.edu/People?action=view&id=2148 Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Grade Level:  9-12 Classic Reader's free online collection currently comprises more than three thousand works of literature (including nearly two thousand short stories) by more than three hundred authors. New works are added regularly. The entry on Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, best known as the writer of Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus, features a biographical sketch ("Shelley was twenty-one when the book was published; she started to write it when she was eighteen") and the complete text of her famous novel. Topic: Women novelists, English URL: http://www.classicreader.com/author.php/aut.32/ Mary Shelley Grade Level:  K-5  6-8  9-12 As part of the Online Literature Library web site, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's "Frankenstein" is presented in its entirety for reading on the World Wide Web. Each chapter is presented on a separate page, and links are provided to other literature that influenced her writing of this novel, such as Shakespeare's "The Tempest", and Milton's "Paradise Lost". Topic: Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft,--1797-1851 URL: http://www.literature.org/authors/shelley-mary Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley: August 30, 1797-February 1, 1851 Grade Level:  9-12 Experience the life of Mary Shelley and her career as a writer through this web site's biography. The site displays a listing of the books, letters, and other writings that were created by this author. The descriptive biography outlines some of the most significant events in her life, facts about her writing career, and details about some of her most famous works of literature. An extensive list of further readings about Mary Shelley is also provided. Topic: Women authors, English--19th century--Biography URL: http://people.brandeis.edu/~teuber/shelleybio.html Mary Shelley and Frankenstein Grade Level:  9-12 Review the life and accomplishments of the English author Mary Shelley. Read essays, articles and various commentaries on her most famous works, Franenstein. Numerous additional links and resources are available on this informative web site. Some photographs are available along with some biographical information about Mary Shelley Wollstonecraft. Topic: Women authors, English URL: http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/maryshel/maryshel.shtml The Bakken Library and Museum's Frankenstein Exhibit Grade Level:  K-5  6-8  9-12 Take the tour of this virtual exhibit titled "Frankenstein: Mary Shelley's Dream" and uncover more about this author's most famous work of literature. The exhibit will take you on an adventure where you will learn more about this novel and the author who wrote it. Read some basic facts about the novel and link to sites that have complete online text versions of the story. View an image of what Victor's laboratory from the novel may have looked like. A family tree for the author is featured that shows you her background and short biographies and portraits can be found for her relatives. Topic: Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft,--1797-1851 URL: http://www.thebakken.org/Frankenstein/exhibit.htm Gradesaver: Biography of Mary Shelley Grade Level:  6-8  9-12 On this web site you will find a biography that discusses the life of Mary Shelley. The story of her parents is outlined from how they met up to when Mary is born. You will learn about the death of her mother, her relationship with her father, and the difficulties she had during her upbringing. Find out how she met her husband, what their relationship was like, and when she wrote her first book "Frankenstein". Topic: Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft,--1797-1851 URL: http://www.gradesaver.com/ClassicNotes/Authors/about_mary_shelley.html Mary Shelley's Biography Grade Level:  6-8  9-12 A short biography of the featured writer Mary Shelley is presented on this web site. It gives you the basic and most significant facts about her life. You will learn brief facts about her personal life and some of her major literary works. The web site also features a listing of her immediate family members and other relatives. Images of her gravestone located in St. Peters Churchyard in Bournemouth, Dorset and a portrait of the author can be viewed. Topic: Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft,--1797-1851 URL: http://www.xs4all.nl/~androom/biography/p000046.htm Mary Shelley Grade Level:  9-12 To find out more about Mary Shelley's writing career, read through the facts presented on this web site. Much of the web site is dedicated to discussing the influence creatures such as Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" have had on the movie industry. You will learn who Frankenstein, when this novel was created, and which version of the movie was the first and only to follow the actual novel written by Mary Shelley. The web site also gives names of other works written by Mary Shelley and describes some of the hardships this author experienced throughout her life. Topic: Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft,--1797-1851 URL: http://www.heureka.clara.net/art/shelley.htm A Celebration of Women Writers: England Grade Level:  K-5  6-8  9-12 This web site would serve as a great starting point for someone doing research or just interested in learning more about female British authors. There are links to learning more about the authors themselves and their writings. Find information on Jane Austen, Beatrix Potter, Mary Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, Agatha Christie, Isabella Bird, Catherine Booth, Anne, Charlotte, and Emily Brontë, and so many others. There is so much information at this web site that it takes some time to load the page. Topic: Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft,--1797-1851 URL: http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/_generate/ENGLAND.html Defining Romanticism: The Implications of Nature Personified as Female in Frankenstein and Jane Eyre Grade Level:  9-12 This interesting paper explores the portrayal of nature as female in two famous literary works, Frankenstein and Jane Eyre, and begins with a discussion of a new classification and definition of Romanticism. Several examples of the personification of nature as female are included for both novels, and the author uses excerpts from each story to support her claims. Also discussed are several instances from Jane Eyre where the role of nature as female is reinforced and ultimately restored. Topic: Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft,--1797-1851 URL: http://prometheus.cc.emory.edu/panels/2D/A.Renfroe.html Mary Shelley (1797-1851) Grade Level:  9-12 "It seems to me that in what I have hitherto written I have done nothing but prophecy what has arrived," maintained Mary Shelley, creator of Frankenstein. This guide to Shelley comprises an image and a number of facts about the author arranged under such headings as "Education," "Other jobs," "Critical verdict" ("Shelley's reputation is almost entirely dominated by a novel begun when she was 18 and published when 21"), "Now read on," and "Recommended biography." Topic: Women authors, English URL: http://books.guardian.co.uk/authors/author/0,,897517,00.html Gothic Literature Read by the Romantic Writers Grade Level:  9-12 The relationship between Gothic literature and the novelists and poets from the age of Romanticism is the focus of this site, which provides a look at the Gothic novels read by the major writers from 1780-1830. Reading lists are provided for the following poets and novelists: William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lord Byron, Mary Shelley, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and John Keats. In addition, comments about the novels are available from many of the writers. Topic: Shelley, Percy Bysshe,--1792-1822 URL: http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/~dougt/gothic.htm The Rise, Decline, and Reemergence of Classical Liberalism Grade Level:  9-12 The Lockesmith Institute, founded in 1992, is named for two of classical liberalism's most influential writers, John Locke and Adam Smith. The premiere issue of the Institute's journal, The Lockesmith Review, included the essay "The Rise, Decline, and Reemergence of Classical Liberalism"; the complete text is available at this site. The essay outlines the history of classical liberal thoughtits ideas, thinkers (e.g., Locke, Mary Wollstonecraft, Alexis de Tocqueville, John Stewart Mill), and schools of thought (e.g., the Scottish Enlightenment, the French Enlightenment, the American Democratic-Republicans, the Manchester School, American Transcendentalism, the Austrian School, the Chicago School). Topic: Smith, Adam,--1723-1790 URL: http://www.belmont.edu/lockesmith/liberalism_essay/index.html