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History of a Six Weeks¿ Tour (1817) is a travelogue by Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley. Composed of journal entries, letters, and a poem, History of a Six Weeks¿ Tour was published anonymously with a preface by Percy. Detailing their stay in Switzerland during the legendary ¿year without a summer,¿ the travelogue was Mary¿s first published work and remains an invaluable text for the study of English Romanticism. When Percy Bysshe Shelley met Mary Godwin, he had initially planned to acquaint himself with her father, a famous philosopher. Soon, however, the pair fell in love and eloped with Claire Clairmont, Mary¿s stepsister. They journeyed through France, Switzerland, Germany, and the Netherlands before returning home with little money and without the support of their families. In 1816, following the death of their first child, Percy and Mary travelled with Claire to Geneva, Switzerland, where the infamous Lord Byron had rented a villa along the shores of Lake Geneva. Due to a volcanic eruption in Indonesia, temperatures in Europe and throughout the world plummeted, creating the conditions for the ¿year without a summer.¿ Forced to remain indoors for much of their stay, the group soon grew tired of telling one another folk tales and ghost stories to pass the time. On a whim, Byron suggested they all write their own works of fiction, igniting the spark for some of the defining texts of the Romantic era. Having never published her own writing before, Mary unwittingly began mapping out her masterpiece. Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus appeared in print two years later, changing the course of English literature forever. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley¿s History of a Six Weeks¿ Tour is a classic of English literature reimagined for modern readers.

Proserpine and Midas (1820) is a collection of plays by Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley. Combining Mary's blank verse and Percy's lyric poems, the Shelleys offer two groundbreaking retellings of classical myth. Together, the plays illuminate the working relationship of a husband and wife who helped define Romanticism, highlighting their individual talents in the process. While Proserpine was published in 1832 in The Winter's Wreath, a London periodical, Mary Shelley was unable to find a publisher for Midas, which remained unprinted until the twentieth century. Ceres, the goddess of agriculture, leaves her daughter Proserpine in the care of two trusted nymphs. While the women are out picking flowers, Proserpine is kidnapped by Pluto, the dreaded lord of the underworld. Distraught, Ceres laments the loss of her beloved girl and appeals to Jove for assistance. Proserpine is a retelling of an ancient myth which remains mostly faithful to its source while emphasizing the feminist qualities of its tragic content. In Midas, the wild god Pan is defeated in a musical competition by Apollo, god of the sun. Determined to claim victory, he arranges a new contest with King Midas as judge. Although his power on earth is unmatched by any human, Midas soon learns that to play at divinity one risks reaping the greatest of sorrows. Proserpine and Midas is a masterful take on two of ancient Greece's central myths. Using their talents for narrative and song, the Shelleys adapt these well-known stories for the nineteenth century and beyond, showcasing their sociopolitical significance in a world defined by the democratic ideals of the Greeks.Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.

Mary Shelley (1797-1851) begann Frankenstein als Teenager im Alter von 18 Jahren zu schreiben. Der Roman, der als frühe Form des Science-Fiction gilt, thematisiert das Potenzial der Wissenschaft, den Fortschritt der Menschheit zu zerstören, anstatt sie zu unterstützen. Er wurde zu einer Zeit geschrieben, die den Beginn des schnellen wissenschaftlichen Fortschritts in Biologie, Physik und Chemie markierte, der sich im 19. Jahrhundert und in den folgenden Jahrhunderten weiter beschleunigen würde.Was passiert, wenn der Mensch versucht, Gott zu spielen? Die Themen des Romans sind auch heute noch aktuell. Die Gefahren der Wissenschaft sind immer akuter geworden: Wir brauchen nur an KI, Gentechnik und Nuklearwissenschaft zu denken.Die erste Ausgabe erschien 1818. Die hier abgedruckte Version, ist die Ausgabe von 1831, die größtenteils von Mary Shelleys Ehemann Percy Shelley überarbeitet wurde.Neben sorgfältig recherchierten Anmerkungen und nützlichen Hintergrundinformationen enthält diese Textausgabe auch zahlreiche Übungen, die bei der Analyse der verschiedenen Facetten des Romans hilfreich sind. Besonderes Gewicht wird auf Ethik und Wissenschaft, die Rolle der Natur und Fragen der menschlichen Identität gelegt.

No-one in the grip of Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN, with its mythic-minded hero and its highly sympathetic monster who reads Goethe and longs to be at peace with himself, can fail to notice how much more excellent the original is than all the adaptations, imitations and outright plagiarisms which have followed in its ample wake. In her first novel, written at the instigation of Lord Byron and published in 1818 (and revised in 1831), Mary Shelley produced English Romanticism's finest prose fiction.

Frankenstein ou le Prométhée moderne est un roman fantastique de Mary Shelley. Il relate la création par un jeune savant suisse, Victor Frankenstein, d'un être vivant assemblé avec des parties de chairs mortes. Horrifié par l'aspect hideux de l'être auquel il a donné la vie, Frankenstein abandonne son " monstre ". Mais ce dernier, doué d'intelligence, se venge par la suite d'avoir été rejeté par son créateur et persécuté par la société... L'œuvre de Mary Shelley est l'un des textes précurseurs de la science-fiction, ainsi qu'un roman de référence du fantastique et de l'épouvante.

Informationen zum Titel:200 Jahre nach seiner Erstveröffentlichung hat Mary Shelleys Roman nichts an Bedeutung verloren. Diese adaptierte Ausgabe lädt zum Entdecken eines großen Romans der englischen Literatur ein.Nutzen Sie für diese Lektüre unsere passende Handreichung für den Unterricht. Filtern Sie dazu nach der Produktart "Handreichung".Informationen zur Reihe:Das liest sich gut!Mit spannenden, informativen, kontroversen Lektüren führt die Reihe Cornelsen English Library die Schüler/-innen schrittweise in den Umgang mit längeren Texten ein. In den unteren Jahrgängen bieten die Lektüren primär Texte, die speziell für Lerner/-innen dieser Klassenstufen geschrieben werden. In den Klassenstufen 9 und 10 gibt es zahlreiche aktuelle, annotierte englischsprachige Originallektüren.Die Reihe wird innerhalb der Schuljahre in drei Schwierigkeitsstufenangeboten: 1. einfachere Lektüren, 2. Lektüren mit mittlerem Schwierigkeitsgrad, 3. Texte für leistungsstarke Lerngruppen.Alle Reader enthalten jeweils eine alphabetische Vokabelliste oder sind auf der Seite selbst annotiert.

Bedingungsloses Vertrauen in die Möglichkeiten der Wissenschaft und das Streben nach Enthüllung der Geheimnisse der organischen Existenz veranlassen Victor Frankenstein Tod in Leben zu verwandeln. Doch sind die Ergebnisse nicht die, die er sich erhofft und erwartet hatte, und seine Ablehnung, des von ihm geschaffenen Monsters, hat schreckliche Folgen, für ihn und für die Menschen, die er liebt.Dossiers: Gothic Science Fiction Monsters and Madmen Frankenstein on Film Romantic Landscapes

Knapp 200 Jahre sind vergangen, seit Mary Shelley mit »Frankenstein« ihr berühmtestes Buch veröffentlichte. Ihr Romanerstling ist seither zu einem Klassiker der Weltliteratur geworden und hat von seiner Aktualität nichts eingebüßt. Schon Viktor Frankenstein im Roman muss sich der Verantwortung für die von ihm geschaffene Kreatur stellen, mehr noch begibt sich der Mensch im 21. Jahrhundert durch seine Forschungen in Bereiche, die moralisch zweifelhaft sind und unkalkulierbare, globale Risiken mit sich bringen. Diese Problematik macht den Roman zu einer beliebten Lektüre im Englischunterricht. Die Ausgabe bietet den ungekürzten Text der von der Autorin 1831 überarbeiteten Fassung.Ungekürzte und unbearbeitete Textausgabe in der Originalsprache, mit Übersetzungen schwieriger Wörter am Fuß jeder Seite, Nachwort und Literaturhinweisen.

What wonderful places there are to see and experience in Italy and Germany. The architecture, the food and the people. How lovely to share all this with the person you love the most in the world!The book is a beautifully written and picturesque travel memoir, and also Shelley’s last published work. Her narratives are reminiscent of the travels she took some twenty years ago with her now deceased husband, saturating her language with melancholia and sorrow. Touching upon themes like depression, politics, revolutionary talk and religion, Shelley’s "Rambles" are both an affluent non-fiction piece and a memento on the author’s memory shelf.Mary Shelley was a renowned English novelist, essay and short story writer, biographer, and editor of prose and poetry alike. A voracious reader of all kind of literature, Shelley is one of the major Romantic figures, earning her place as a female writer among the male dominated literary status quo. Best known for her 1818 Gothic masterpiece 'Frankenstein', There have been so many adaptations of it that it is impossible to name them all. The Frankenstein movie from 1994 was very popular starring Robert de Niro, Kenneth Branagh and John Cleese. A 2015 version called Victor Frankenstein stars none other than Daniel Radcliffe, the very famous Harry Potter!Her works also include the apocalyptic novel 'The Last Man' and the historical narrative 'Valperga'. Despite her prolific career, she was mostly remembered as the wife of Percy Bysshe Shelley, one of the leading names in English Romanticism.

On the shores of Lake Geneva, in the Year Without a Summer, Mary Shelley would first conceive her most famous monster and begin writing "e;Frankenstein"e;. "e;History of a Six Weeks' Tour"e; tells the story of that fateful journey: a travel catalogue by Mary Shelley that recounts her two trips to Europe in 1814 and 1816 alongside Percy Bysshe Shelley and the rakish Lord Byron. From post-Napoleonic France, to the sublime landscapes of Switzerland, Shelley provides a captivating account of the beautiful natural surroundings as well as offering insightful commentary upon the lives and traditions of the countries they visit. A perfect read ahead of the movie adaptation "e;Poor Things"e;, starring a Frankenstein-esque Emma Stone, "e;History"e; gives insight into the lives of the Romantics and the grandeur of the world around them.-

Victor Frankenstein, traverse par une ambition scientifique demesuree, assemble dans son laboratoire des morceaux de plusieurs cadavres afin de donner vie a une creature. Horrifie par sa creation hideuse et surhumaine, il prend la fuite. La creature sans nom livree a elle meme s'echappe alors du laboratoire et commence a tuer des innocents. Jusqu'a ce que, un jour, Frankenstein decide de la traquer...Veritable chef-d'A uvre de la litterature mondiale, et un incontournable du genre gothique, la legende de Frankenstein constitue l'ouvrage iconique de Marie Shelley. Elle puisa son inspiration lors d'un voyage en Suisse aux cotes de Percy Shelley, et leur ami Lord Byron, dans un chateau un soir d'orage. Ce dernier proposa que chacun ecrive une histoire d'epouvante. A seulement dix-neuf ans, Marie Shelley, redigea l'A uvre la plus aboutie et effrayante de toutes : Frankenstein ou le Promethee moderne A la fois gothique, epistolaire, horrifique et philosophique, l'A uvre de Mary Shelley fait aujourd'hui partie des textes precurseurs de la science-fiction. Parmi les innombrables adaptations cinematographique, la plus recente est Victor Frankenstein avec James McAvoy et Daniel Radcliffe.-

Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley is now available in a fine exclusive collector's edition featuring beautiful cover and interior treatments, making it ideal for fiction lovers and book collectors alike. Each collectable volume will be the perfect addition to any well-appointed library.

In 1816, when Mary Shelley was only nineteen, she began her famous novel about the young scientist, Victor Frankenstein, and his discovery of the secret of life. After two years of struggle, Frankenstein completes his work in a dreary November-night. When the creature opens his eyes and breathes for the first time, Frankenstein is horrified at what he has done. Slowly the monster learns why his creator has abandoned him, and he decides to take revenge on Frankenstein.

About Shelley's Frankenstein"I read [Frankenstein] in one sitting, and by the end of it, I was weeping. It was my Road to Damascus. It illuminated the reason I loved monsters, my kinship with them, and showed me how deep, how life-changing, a monster parable could be-how it could function as art and how it could reach across distance and time and become a palliative to solitude and pain. . . . The exquisite Via Crucis [Shelley] crafted for her creature speaks to all outsiders and will continue to do so for centuries to come."-GUILLERMO DEL TORO