The Modern Prometheus or Frankenstein, as it is more generally known as, was a novel written by Mary Shelley in 1818. In 1816, Mary her husband Percy and Lord Byron set out to have a competition on who could write the best horror story. After days of planning and thinking, Shelley wrote her novel on … Continue reading A brief overview of Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus and its history
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The Yellow Wall-paper: overview of a feminist journal
(Macalister, Greer (2019) The Lesser-Known Life Behind ’The Yellow Wallpaper’ Literary Hub.) The novel The Yellow Wall-Paper written in 1892 by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a short novel made up of numerous journal entries from a female protagonist. Though the name of the woman in the short story is never disclosed the novel is said … Continue reading The Yellow Wall-paper: overview of a feminist journal
Spooky Halloween Picks: Art
Sheffield Gothic presents: our Spooky Art Picks for Halloween! Its a Gothicists favourite time of the year, so what better time than Halloween to share some of our favourite spooky recommendations! Whether you prefer Terror Gothic or Horror Gothic, if you like your frights to be strictly PG, or if you just need a break from slaying all that evil – settle in with our spooky picks. And if you like any of our recommendations, or want to share some of your own, don't forget to tweet us at @SheffieldGothic!
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: Genesis of an outcast
This is a guest post written by Alan D. D.As ironic as it sounds, this has been pretty festive year for Goths. 1818 was not only the year when Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, by Jane Austen, were published after her death in 1817, it also started with the publication of Mary Shelley’s most famous work: … Continue reading Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: Genesis of an outcast
Sheffield Gothic Does World Book Day Part Two
To celebrate World Book Day 2018, we decided it was the perfect time to celebrate two of our favourite books here at Sheffield Gothic: Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. As both books are seminal Gothic texts and both celebrate their 200th anniversary this year (technically Northanger Abbey was published late December 1817 … Continue reading Sheffield Gothic Does World Book Day Part Two
Sheffield Gothic Does World Book Day Part One
For World Book Day 2018, we decided it was a good time to celebrate two of our favourite books here at Sheffield Gothic: Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbeyand Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. As both books are seminal Gothic texts and both celebrate their 200th anniversary this year (technically Northanger Abbey was published late December 1817 but the … Continue reading Sheffield Gothic Does World Book Day Part One
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