ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MARY SHELLEY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Check the activities that Mary Shelley undertook as a prolific writer:
A
publishing company
B
essayist
C
columnist
D
playwright
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1818, Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus debuted as a new novel from an anonymous author. Many thought that Percy Bysshe Shelley had written it since he penned its introduction. The book proved to be a huge success.

Detailed explanation-2: -Her avid reading of her mother’s writings influenced her growth as a prolific author; Wollstonecraft penned A Vindication of the Rights of Woman and the novel Mary: A Fiction, among other works. Similarly, Percy’s presence encouraged Mary’s emerging literary expertise as she admired and championed his poetic genius.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is best known for her novel Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus. Shelley was born on August 30th, 1797 in London. Her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, a famed feminist sadly died of puerperal fever 10 days after giving birth to her daughter.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mary Shelley recalls the ghost story competition at Villa Diodati in the Preface to her 1831 edition of Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus.

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