Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: Prometheus liberated

<p>This thesis investigates the influences of Mary Shelley and trace her construction of Frankenstein. While previous studies have researched Mary Shelley or her novel, little attention has been devoted to considering both. This study takes a close look at the life of Mary Shelley and her novel Frankenstein as a linchpin, reading it as a reflection of Mary’s influences and as a document which itself serves as an influence to others. I examine in what ways the novel impacted English society and could have been read as an allegory for the human condition. </p>

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

English

Year dc:date.available

2018

Author dc:creator

• Sy, Bintou

• human rights
• human condition
• aesthetics
• imperialism
• enlightenment

Repository record dc:identifier

https://via.library.depaul.edu/etd/254

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:via.library.depaul.edu:etd-1251