ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MARY SHELLEY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the real name of Mary Shelley?
A
Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin
B
Mary Wollstone Godwin
C
Mary tonecraft Godwin
D
Mary craft Godwin
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mary Shelley was born Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin in Somers Town, London, in 1797. She was the second child of the feminist philosopher, educator, and writer Mary Wollstonecraft and the first child of the philosopher, novelist, and journalist William Godwin.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mary Wollstonecraft, married name Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, (born April 27, 1759, London, England-died September 10, 1797, London), English writer and passionate advocate of educational and social equality for women.

Detailed explanation-3: -William Godwin, 1756-1836, political philosopher and novelist, husband of Mary Wollstonecraft, and father of Mary Shelley.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mary Shelley changed her name in December 1816 when she married Percy Bysshe Shelley. At that time, she went from being Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin to being Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mary Shelley is an English novelist whose work has reached all corners of the globe. 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’.

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