Mary Shelley (née Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin; 30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was a British novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus (1818). She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. Her father was the political philosopher William Godwin, and her mother was the philosopher and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft.

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  • Mary Shelley (née Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin; 30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was a British novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus (1818). She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. Her father was the political philosopher William Godwin, and her mother was the philosopher and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft. After Mary Godwin's mother died giving birth to her, she and her older half-sister, Fanny Imlay, were raised by her father. When Mary was three, Godwin married his neighbour, Mary Jane Clairmont. Godwin provided his daughter with a rich, if informal, education, encouraging her to adhere to his liberal political theories. In 1814, Mary Godwin fell in love with one of her father’s political followers, the married Percy Bysshe Shelley. Together with Mary's stepsister, Claire Clairmont, they left for France and travelled through Europe; upon their return to England, Mary was pregnant. Over the next two years, she and Percy faced ostracism, constant debt, and the death of their prematurely born daughter. They married in late 1816 after the suicide of Percy Shelley's first wife, Harriet. In 1817, the couple famously spent a summer with Lord Byron, John William Polidori, and Claire Clairmont near Geneva, Switzerland, where Mary conceived the idea for her novel Frankenstein. The Shelleys left Britain in 1818 for Italy, where their second and third children died before Mary Shelley gave birth to her last and only surviving child, Percy Florence. In 1822, her husband drowned when his sailing boat sank during a storm in the Bay of La Spezia. A year later, Mary Shelley returned to England and from then on devoted herself to the upbringing of her son and a career as a professional author. The last decade of her life was dogged by illness, probably caused by the brain tumour that was to kill her at the age of 53. Until the 1970s, Mary Shelley was known mainly for her efforts to publish Percy Shelley's works and for her novel Frankenstein, which remains widely read and has inspired many theatrical and film adaptations. Recent scholarship has yielded a more comprehensive view of Mary Shelley’s achievements. Scholars have shown increasing interest in her literary output, particularly in her novels, which include the historical novels Valperga (1823) and Perkin Warbeck (1830), the apocalyptic novel The Last Man (1826), and her final two novels, Lodore (1835) and Falkner (1837). Studies of her lesser-known works such as the travel book Rambles in Germany and Italy (1844) and the biographical articles for Dionysius Lardner's Cabinet Cyclopaedia (1829–46) support the growing view that Mary Shelley remained a political radical throughout her life. (en)
  • Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (nacida Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin), (Londres, 30 de agosto de 1797 - Londres, 1 de febrero de 1851) Escritora británica. Hija del filósofo William Godwin y de la pedagoga y escritora Mary Wollstonecraft, casada con el famoso poeta Romántico Percy Bysshe Shelley. Su obra principal es Frankenstein, o El moderno Prometeo pero también escribió otras como The Last Man o Perkin Warbeck. (es)
  • Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (* 30. August 1797 in London; † 1. Februar 1851 ebd.) war eine bedeutende englische Schriftstellerin des frühen 19. Jahrhunderts. (de)
  • Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (o.s. Godwin, 30. elokuuta 1797 – 1. helmikuuta 1851) oli englantilainen kirjailija. Shelley tunnetaan teoksestaan Frankenstein (Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus), joka julkaistiin vuonna 1818. (fi)
  • Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley est une femme de lettres britannique. Née le 30 août 1797 à Somers Town, un petit faubourg londinien au sud de Camden Town, elle est surtout connue pour son roman Frankenstein ou le Prométhée moderne. Fille de la philosophe féministe Mary Wollstonecraft et de l'essayiste et écrivain politique William Godwin, elle épousa le poète britannique Percy Bysshe Shelley en 1816, dont la première femme venait de se suicider. Elle est décédée le 1février 1851 à Belgravia, Londres, d'une tumeur du cerveau. Elle repose en paix auprès de son père, autre écrivain, au cimetière de Saint Peters, à Bournemouth dans le sud de l'Angleterre. (fr)
  • Le vicissitudini personali, specialmente i tragici lutti ed i frequenti viaggi, influenzarono notevolmente l'opera della scrittrice. (it)
  • メアリ・シェリー( , 1797年8月30日 - 1851年2月1日)は、イギリス帝国イングランドの小説家、ホラー作家。 ゴシック小説『フランケンシュタイン』で名を残したが、SFの先駆者と呼ばれたり、あるいは創始者と見なす者も少なくない。当時のイギリス文学界に名声を馳せた二人の人物、フェミニズムの創始者、あるいは先駆者とも呼ばれるメアリ・ウルストンクラフトを母、無神論者でアナキズムの先駆者であるウィリアム・ゴドウィンを父として生まれた。 (ja)
  • Mary Shelley, geboren Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin (Londen, 30 augustus 1797 – aldaar, 1 februari 1851) was een Engels schrijfster. Mary Shelley was de dochter van de feministe Mary Wollstonecraft en de filosoof William Godwin. Ze werd de vrouw van de beroemde schrijver en dichter Percy Bysshe Shelley. Haar oudere echtgenoot organiseerde met regelmaat bijeenkomsten waarbij contemporaine literaire grootheden bijeenkwamen. Zij mocht daarbij als toehoorder aanwezig zijn. Geïnspireerd door de verhalen van de literaire kopstukken uit die tijd, schreef Mary Shelley op 19-jarige leeftijd de roman Frankenstein (The Modern Prometheus). Ze stierf op 1 februari 1851 te Bournemouth (Engeland). Daar werd ze ook begraven op de begraafplaats van de Saint Peter's Church. (nl)
  • Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (født 30. august 1797 i London, død 1. februar 1851 i London), var en britisk forfatterinne som er mest kjent for boken Frankenstein, et klassisk eksempel på gotisk litteratur. Marys foreldre var Mary Wollstonecraft, som døde da Mary var ti dager, og William Godwin. Etter at faren giftet seg igjen i 1801 levde Mary ofte hos pleieforeldre i Skottland. Allerede med 10 år skrev hun sin første bok. 1814 rømte hun (History of a six weeks' tour) med poeten Percy Bysshe Shelley, 1816 giftet de seg etter at hans første kone hadde begått selvmord. Samme år (året uten sommer) dro de sammen med Mary's søster Claire til Sveits for å treffe Lord Byron. I løpet av sommeren var de ofte sammen om nettene i Byrons Villa Diodati. I spøkelsesaktig tordenvær leste de grøssere (gothic novels) for hverandre. Byrons livlege John Polidori var også med. Inspirert av disse nettene, og også av bruk av opiater, fikk de den idé selv å skrive historier. Bare Mary Shelley og John Polidori kom lenger enn til utkast. 1818, hun var da 19 år, ga hun ut Frankenstein, den første science fiction-roman. Året etter, i 1819 ga John Polidori ut romanen The Vampyre som senere skulle inspirere Bram Stoker til romanen Dracula som ble utgitt i 1897. Frankenstein ble populær, Mary Shelley begynte derfor å skrive flere bøker. Den viktigste er The Last Man som handler om menneskehetens undergang i det 21. århundre. (no)
  • Mary Shelley z domu Wollstonecraft (ur. 30 sierpnia 1797 w Londynie, zm. 1 lutego 1851) – angielska poetka i pisarka okresu romantyzmu. Była córką znanej intelektualistki i piękności Mary Wollstonecraft i Williama Godwina. Wyjątkowo inteligentna, oczytana, interesowała się aktualnymi osiągnięciami nauki, m.in. badaniami Humphry'ego Davy'ego w zakresie chemii i Luigiego Galvaniego w zakresie fizjologii. W 1814, w wieku 17 lat związała się z wybitnym angielskim poetą Percym Shelleyem, wówczas już żonatym i ojcem dwóch córek. Wkrótce, pod naciskiem opinii publicznej, zdecydowała się wyjechać z nim do Europy. Tam poznała innego czołowego angielskiego poetę tej epoki, Lorda George'a Byrona. Zadebiutowała powieścią Frankenstein, czyli nowoczesny Prometeusz (1818), natchniona odkryciami pewnego naukowca w dziedzinie ożywiania martwej materii. Pomysł Frankensteina narodził się w 1816 podczas podróży po Szwajcarii (w okolicach Genewy), kiedy małżonkowie Shelley w towarzystwie Byrona urozmaicali sobie wieczory wymyślaniem opowieści o duchach. Dzięki Frankensteinowi Mary Shelley stała się czołową twórczynią powieści gotyckiej oraz prekursorką literatury fantastyczno-naukowej. Napisała także inne powieści grozy m.in.: *Przeistoczenie (Transformation, 1831) *Ostatni człowiek (The Last Man, 1826) *Valperga (1823) Podjęła również pracę nad na poły biograficzną powieścią grozy Matilde. (pl)
  • Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Londres, 30 de agosto de 1797 - idem, 1 de fevereiro de 1851), mais conhecida por Mary Shelley foi uma escritora britânica, filha do filósofo William Godwin e da pedagoga e escritora Mary Wollstonecraft. Casou-se com o poeta Percy Bysshe Shelley em 1816, depois do suicídio da primeira esposa. A obra mais famosa é Frankenstein escrita entre 1816 e 1817. O romance obteve grande sucesso e gerou todo um novo gênero de horror, tendo grande influência na literatura e cultura popular ocidental. (pt)
  • Мэри Уолстонкрафт Шелли (, урождённая Godwin, Годвин) (30 сентября 1797, Лондон − 1 февраля 1851) — английская писательница. Писательница, которая, возможно, одинаково известна и как жена поэта-романтика Перси Шелли и как автор книги «Франкенштейн, или Современный Прометей». (ru)
  • Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (född Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin), född 30 augusti 1797 i London, England, Storbritannien, död 1 februari 1851 i London, var en brittisk författare. Wollstonecraft Shelley var dotter till William Godwin och Mary Wollstonecraft. Marys mor dog tio dagar efter förlossningen. Mary fick därför växa upp med sin far och halvsystern Fanny. Familjens barnflicka, Louisa Jones, tog hand om Mary, Fanny och hushållet. När Mary var 10 år publicerades hennes första dikt. Tillsammans med poeten Percy Bysshe Shelley rymde hon 1814 till Schweiz. Paret umgicks där, och i Italien, med sin gode vän Lord Byron. Paret gifte sig 1816 och äktenskapet höll fram till Bysshe Shelleys död 1822. Wollstonecraft Shelleys mest kända verk är Frankenstein som utkom 1818. Verket är en stilbildande skräckhistoria, men också en roman som varnar för en okritisk användning av vetenskapens landvinningar, varför den ibland även anses vara en av de första egentliga science fiction-romanerna. (sv)
  • 玛丽·雪莱(英文:Mary Shelley)(1797年8月30日—1851年2月1日)是英国著名小说家,因其1818年创作的《弗兰肯斯坦》(或譯科學怪人),被誉为科幻小说之母。她是英国著名浪漫主义诗人雪莱之妻。 (zh)
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  • Mary Shelley (née Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin; 30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was a British novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus (1818). She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. Her father was the political philosopher William Godwin, and her mother was the philosopher and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft. (en)
  • Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (nacida Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin), (Londres, 30 de agosto de 1797 - Londres, 1 de febrero de 1851) Escritora británica. Hija del filósofo William Godwin y de la pedagoga y escritora Mary Wollstonecraft, casada con el famoso poeta Romántico Percy Bysshe Shelley. Su obra principal es Frankenstein, o El moderno Prometeo pero también escribió otras como The Last Man o Perkin Warbeck. (es)
  • Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (* 30. August 1797 in London; † 1. Februar 1851 ebd.) war eine bedeutende englische Schriftstellerin des frühen 19. Jahrhunderts. (de)
  • Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (o.s. Godwin, 30. elokuuta 1797 – 1. helmikuuta 1851) oli englantilainen kirjailija. Shelley tunnetaan teoksestaan Frankenstein (Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus), joka julkaistiin vuonna 1818. (fi)
  • Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley est une femme de lettres britannique. Née le 30 août 1797 à Somers Town, un petit faubourg londinien au sud de Camden Town, elle est surtout connue pour son roman Frankenstein ou le Prométhée moderne. (fr)
  • Le vicissitudini personali, specialmente i tragici lutti ed i frequenti viaggi, influenzarono notevolmente l'opera della scrittrice. (it)
  • メアリ・シェリー( , 1797年8月30日 - 1851年2月1日)は、イギリス帝国イングランドの小説家、ホラー作家。 (ja)
  • Mary Shelley, geboren Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin (Londen, 30 augustus 1797 – aldaar, 1 februari 1851) was een Engels schrijfster. (nl)
  • Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (født 30. august 1797 i London, død 1. februar 1851 i London), var en britisk forfatterinne som er mest kjent for boken Frankenstein, et klassisk eksempel på gotisk litteratur. (no)
  • Mary Shelley z domu Wollstonecraft (ur. 30 sierpnia 1797 w Londynie, zm. 1 lutego 1851) – angielska poetka i pisarka okresu romantyzmu. (pl)
  • Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Londres, 30 de agosto de 1797 - idem, 1 de fevereiro de 1851), mais conhecida por Mary Shelley foi uma escritora britânica, filha do filósofo William Godwin e da pedagoga e escritora Mary Wollstonecraft. Casou-se com o poeta Percy Bysshe Shelley em 1816, depois do suicídio da primeira esposa. (pt)
  • Мэри Уолстонкрафт Шелли (, урождённая Godwin, Годвин) (30 сентября 1797, Лондон − 1 февраля 1851) — английская писательница. (ru)
  • Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (född Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin), född 30 augusti 1797 i London, England, Storbritannien, död 1 februari 1851 i London, var en brittisk författare. (sv)
  • 玛丽·雪莱(英文:Mary Shelley)(1797年8月30日—1851年2月1日)是英国著名小说家,因其1818年创作的《弗兰肯斯坦》(或譯科學怪人),被誉为科幻小说之母。她是英国著名浪漫主义诗人雪莱之妻。 (zh)
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