A Mary Shelley Encyclopedia (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313301599)

Frankenstein is one of the most popular classroom texts in high school and college, and Shelley's other works are attracting renewed attention. This reference is a comprehensive guide to her life and career. Included are hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries about her works, friends, relatives, residences, fictional characters, allusions, and more.

Mary Shelley has only recently emerged from the shadows of her famous parents, Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin, and that of her husband, Percy Bysshe Shelley. Today, Frankenstein (1818, 1831) is one of the most popular classroom texts in high school and college, and Mary Shelley's other works are attracting renewed attention. These works reveal much about the Romantic literary period and Shelley's ongoing development as a writer. In addition to her novels, Shelley wrote short stories, poems, and dramas. These texts illustrate the difficulties of a shifting literary marketplace, while her travel writings illuminate her rich personal experiences and keen intellect. This reference is a comprehensive guide to her life and career.

Included are hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries about her works, friends, relatives, residences, fictional characters, allusions, and more. Some entries briefly identify and contextualize their topics, while others offer more extensive discussions. Many entries cite sources of further information, and the volume closes with a bibliography. The work is fully cross-referenced and includes a detailed index and an appendix that discusses the sources of Shelley's quotations.

Author: Paula R. Feldman, Lucy Morrison
ISBN-10: 031330159X
ISBN-13: 9780313301599
Publisher: Greenwood
Language: English
Published: 06/30/2003
Pages: 560
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.53lbs
Size: 9.72h x 7.78w x 1.23d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 10/15/2003 pg. 60
Booklist 12/15/2003 pg. 765
Choice 01/01/2004 pg. 878
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2004 pg. 500