Mary Shelley birth of Frankenstein /
Her father was philosopher William Godwin. Her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, was feminism's founder. By pedigree and experience, Mary Shelley was uncannily equipped to write the gothic masterpiece, Frankenstein. This program offers a fresh exploration of her novel, focusing on how Shelley's...
| Other Authors: | BBC Worldwide Ltd., Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2006], c2003.
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1 streaming video file (60 min.) : sd., col., digital. |
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Her father was philosopher William Godwin. Her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, was feminism's founder. By pedigree and experience, Mary Shelley was uncannily equipped to write the gothic masterpiece, Frankenstein. This program offers a fresh exploration of her novel, focusing on how Shelley's personal life influenced the book and mirrored it afterwards. Along with reenactments of scenes from her classic and dramatizations of her life, the program draws from a wealth of primary sources, including readings from her mother's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman and Mary Shelley's personal letters, as well as those of her husband, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Lord Byron. |
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Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Jan. 11, 2006. Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Early Influences on Mary Shelley: Science and Politics (3:48) -- Mary Shelley's Mother (2:30) -- William Godwin and Percy Bysshe Shelley (2:28) -- Percy Shelley and Mary: Free Love or Forbidden Love? (3:39) -- Percy Shelley and Mary's Elopement (2:19) -- Influences on Mary Shelley's Novel "Frankenstein" (5:21) -- Tragedy, Love, and Scandal (3:47) -- Summer of Darkness (5:46) -- Mary Shelley's Monster (3:47) -- Mary Shelley's Monster: Her Misery in the Flesh (3:26) -- Percy and Mary: Tragedy and Marriage (2:33) -- Connection Between Mary Shelley and Her Monster (3:22) -- More Tragedy for Percy and Mary Shelley (6:25) -- Mary Shelley's Loneliness and Percy Shelley's Death (4:19) -- Mary Shelley's Later Years (4:04) Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. Her father was philosopher William Godwin. Her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, was feminism's founder. By pedigree and experience, Mary Shelley was uncannily equipped to write the gothic masterpiece, Frankenstein. This program offers a fresh exploration of her novel, focusing on how Shelley's personal life influenced the book and mirrored it afterwards. Along with reenactments of scenes from her classic and dramatizations of her life, the program draws from a wealth of primary sources, including readings from her mother's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman and Mary Shelley's personal letters, as well as those of her husband, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Lord Byron. 10 & up. Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. Closed-captioned. |
| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (60 min.) : sd., col., digital. |
| Format: |
Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: |
10 & up. |
| Access: |
Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |