ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MARY SHELLEY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
To what literary movement does Mary Shelley belong?
A
Realism
B
Renaissance
C
Romanticism
D
Modernism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Did Mary Shelley believe in Romanticism? Mary Shelly was one of the Romantic writers. Her works sometimes moved into the Gothic, a subgenre of Romanticism with several similar themes, but also a darker side to it.

Detailed explanation-2: -Frankenstein exemplifies many of the values associated with Romanticism, an artistic movement that began in Western Europe during the late 1700s through the mid-1800s.

Detailed explanation-3: -Among the most important Romantic themes at play in Shelley’s novel are the focus on the power of nature, the struggle of the individual against society, and the juxtaposition of the beautiful and the grotesque.

Detailed explanation-4: -Romanticism is a literary movement spanning roughly 1790–1850. The movement was characterized by a celebration of nature and the common man, a focus on individual experience, an idealization of women, and an embrace of isolation and melancholy.

Detailed explanation-5: -Frankenstein was set in the 18th century, at the end of the enlightenment and romanticism period. Enlightenment emphasized reason, analysis, and individualism. Rather than following religious teachings, enlightenment thinkers turned to scientific study and practiced scepticism, similar to Victor Frankenstein.

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