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Mary Shelley died in her sleep at the age of 54 on February 1, 1851 in London, where she had been living. It is believed the cause of her death was a brain tumor. She was a self-educated writer influenced by famous intellectual friends of her father like Charles Lamb and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and published her first poem at age 10 before writing various works throughout her life. Her final resting place is in Saint Peter's Churchyard in Bournemouth, Dorset, England.
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Mary Shelley was a 19th century English novelist best known for her novel Frankenstein. She was born in 1797 in London to feminist philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft, who died shortly after her birth. Shelley travelled to Geneva where she had the idea for Frankenstein after a competition with her husband Percy Shelley and Lord Byron to write horror stories. Her most famous work, Frankenstein, was published in 1818 and told the story of a scientist who creates life. She promoted the works of her husband Percy Shelley, a major English Romantic poet, until his death by drowning in 1822.
Victorian and Romantic periods of english literature
The Victorian period formally begins in 1837 (the year Victoria became Queen) and ends in 1901 (the year of her death). As a matter of expediency, these dates are sometimes modified slightly. 1830 is usually considered the end of the Romantic period in Britain, and thus makes a convenient starting date for Victorianism. Similarly, since Queen Victoria’s death occurred so soon in the beginning of a new century, the end of the previous century provides a useful closing date for the period. The nature of Romanticism
As a term to cover the most distinctive writers who flourished in the last years of the 18th century and the first decades of the 19th, “Romantic” is indispensable but also a little misleading: there was no self-styled “Romantic movement” at the time, and the great writers of the period did not call themselves Romantics. Not until August Wilhelm von Schlegel’s Vienna lectures of 1808–09 was a clear distinction established between the “organic,” “plastic” qualities of Romantic art and the “mechanical” character of Classicism.
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Percy Bysshe Shelley was an English Romantic poet born in 1792 near Horsham, England. He came from a wealthy family and attended University College in Oxford. Shelley eloped twice, first with Harriet Westbrook in 1811 with whom he had two children, and then in 1814 with Mary Godwin after his marriage to Harriet collapsed. Mary Godwin later took Shelley's last name and wrote Frankenstein. Shelley gained fame after his death in 1822 at age 30 when he drowned in a boating accident off the coast of Italy, leaving behind a legacy as one of the major English Romantic poets of his time.
WILLIAM BLAKE.pptx
This presentation by students 43EF discusses the English Romanticists William Blake and Percy Shelley. It provides biographical information on Blake, summarizing his most important works which include Songs of Innocence and Experience and contributions to literature such as his famous poem "The Tyger." The presentation also discusses Percy Shelley, noting he was a major English poet and husband of Mary Shelley, as well as his contributions through poems like "Ozymandias" and essays on topics like vegetarianism.
Charlotte bronte.pptx1
Charlotte Bronte was an English novelist born in 1816. She published her most famous novel, Jane Eyre, in 1847 under a pen name. As a child, she created imaginary worlds with her siblings that inspired her writing as an adult. She struggled with rejection but found success with Jane Eyre. Her later novels included Shirley and Villette. She married in 1854 but died the following year at age 38 from complications during pregnancy.
Emily brontë
Emily Brontë was an English novelist and poet born in 1818 in Yorkshire, England. She is best remembered for her only novel Wuthering Heights, now considered a classic of English literature. Emily was educated at home with her siblings after her mother's death and showed early talent for writing. She worked briefly as a teacher but her health broke under the stress. She accompanied her sister Charlotte to a boarding school in Belgium to further her education. Emily rejected medical help as her health declined and she died of tuberculosis in 1848 at the young age of 30.
Biography of pb shelley
The presentation provides an overview of Percy Bysshe Shelley, a major English Romantic poet. It discusses his unconventional life experiences, revolutionary political views, works including "Ozymandias" and "Ode to the West Wind", and themes addressing nature, political liberty, and the role of the poet. Shelley tragically drowned at age 29 while sailing. The presentation examines Shelley's biography, writing style, themes, and influence on subsequent poets to portray him as an idealistic visionary who used his poetry to promote social change.
Shakespeare experts
William Shakespeare was an English playwright and poet born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. He wrote around 38 plays and 154 sonnets over the course of his career. Some of his most famous plays include Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Macbeth. After achieving success as an actor and playwright in London, Shakespeare retired to Stratford in 1613 where he died three years later. His works are considered the greatest in the English language and are performed frequently worldwide.
Romantic pp
The document summarizes the Romantic period from 1770-1848 and profiles six major Romantic poets: William Blake, Samuel Coleridge, William Wordsworth, Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, and John Keats. It provides biographical details and highlights of each poet's works, such as Blake's poems "The Tyger" and "The Lamb," Coleridge and Wordsworth's collaboration on "Lyrical Ballads," Byron's "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage," Shelley's "Ozymandias" and friendship with Byron, and Keats' tragic life and iconic lines about beauty. The document stresses the Romantics' connection to nature and rebellion against social norms of their
Fantastic facts
The document summarizes Daniel Defoe's experience being put in the pillory as punishment for his pamphlet The Shortest Way with the Dissenters. In 1703, as a Dissenter himself, Defoe published this pamphlet pretending to argue for the extermination of all Dissenters, but his true intent was to satirize the views of High Anglican Tories. He was arrested, tried, and sentenced to pay a fine, stand in the pillory, and face indefinite imprisonment until his fine was paid. While in the pillory, Defoe gained public support by reading his poem "Hymn to the Pillory," turning his punishment into a triumph rather than an ordeal
Arthur conan doyle
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Charlotte Bronte
Charlotte Bronte was a famous 19th century English novelist known for classics like Jane Eyre. She was the eldest of the Bronte sisters, who were all talented writers. Charlotte was ambitious and independent, challenging social norms of her time. She was influenced by Romantic authors and supported her sisters' writing careers. Her first novel Jane Eyre, published under a pen name, was a huge commercial success and helped revolutionize fiction. Later in life, Charlotte married her father's curate Arthur Bell Nicholls, but died shortly after from health complications during her first pregnancy.
General paper ezra pound
Ezra Pound was an American poet and critic born in 1885 in Idaho. He received his education at Hamilton College and the University of Pennsylvania. Pound is famous for revolutionizing poetry with his development of Imagism and for championing other modernist poets like T.S. Eliot and Robert Frost. He spent much of his later life in Italy before dying in Venice in 1972 at the age of 87.
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- 1. Mary Shelley By: Abdallah Bakri abdallahbakri.webs.com
- 2. Born: 30-Aug-1797 Birthplace: London, England Died: 1-Feb-1851 Location of death: London, England Cause of death: Cancer - Brain abdallahbakri.webs.com
- 3. Mary Shelley Death: Mary Shelley died in her sleep at the age of 54, on February 1, 1851. She was living in London at the time of her death. It is believed that the cause of her death may have been a brain tumor. Her final resting place is: Saint Peter's Churchyard/Bournemouth Cemetery in Bournemouth, Dorset, England. abdallahbakri.webs.com
- 4. Mary Shelley Education: Mary Shelley was a self-educated writer and student of literature, with famous men like Charles Lamb, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Percy Bysshe Shelley making up her father's intellectual group of friends and acquaintances. With influences like these, she published her first poem when she was ten years old. And she continued writing a variety of different types of works throughout her life. abdallahbakri.webs.com