ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

GOTHIC LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was Mary Shelley’s father?
A
Chemist
B
Professor
C
Engineer
D
Philosopher
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Her father was the political philosopher William Godwin and her mother was the philosopher and women’s rights advocate Mary Wollstonecraft.

Detailed explanation-2: -Her father, William Godwin, was an acclaimed journalist and political philosopher. Her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, was the author of the radical book, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, among other celebrated works.

Detailed explanation-3: -Author of Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus (1818), Shelley was the daughter of the radical philosopher William Godwin, who described her as ‘singularly bold, somewhat imperious, and active of mind’. Her mother, who died days after her birth, was the famous defender of women’s rights, Mary Wollstonecraft.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mary Shelley’s father was William Godwin. He was known as a somewhat radical political philosopher. His wife, Mary Wollstonecraft, was a feminist author and philosopher.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s father was William Godwin, a noted social philosopher, political journalist, and religious Dissenter, and her mother was Mary Wollstonecraft, a writer and passionate advocate of educational and social equality for women.

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