Synopses & Reviews
Review
"Mellor has produced the best comprehensive study of Mary Shelley's life and career. Interweaving biography and literary criticism, Mellor offers fresh and challenging interpretations of Shelley's works. She focuses, of course, on Frankenstein, but also includes discussions of works less frequently analyzed, such as The Last Man. Mellor is centrally concerned with Shelley's view of the nuclear family; she documents how Shelley's own deprivation of a normal family life as a child shaped and colored her literary preoccupations. Drawing upon original archival research, Mellor corrects many false impressions of Shelley which have accumulated over the years. Clearly written and well organized, this book contributes significantly to the critical reevaluation of Mary Shelley which has been going on for over a decade and which has justly elevated her to a major figure in 19th-century literature." Reviewed by Daniel Weiss, Virginia Quarterly Review (Copyright 2006 Virginia Quarterly Review)
Synopsis
An innovative, beautifully written analysis of Mary Shelley's life and works which draws on unpublished archival material as well as Frankenstein and examines her relationship with her husband and other key personalities.
Synopsis
First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.