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Collected Poems by Mary Shelley unveils the lyrical and deeply personal voice of the iconic author of Frankenstein, offering a rare look into the emotional landscape behind her groundbreaking prose. These poems, written across the span of her life, reflect themes of love, loss, grief, nature, and existential longing-shaped by personal tragedy and her intimate connection to the Romantic movement. With a tone both haunting and reflective, Shelley's verse captures the fragility of human experience and the enduring power of memory and imagination. This collection reveals a new dimension of Mary Shelley's genius, showcasing her as not only a pioneering novelist but also a quietly powerful poet.
Mary Shelley
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was born on August 30, 1797, into a life of personal tragedy. In 1816, she married the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, and that summer traveled with him and a host of other Romantic intellectuals to Geneva. Her greatest achievement was piecing together one of the most terrifying and renowned stories of all time: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. Shelley said she conceived of Frankenstein in “a waking dream.” This vision was simply of a student kneeling before a corpse brought to life. Yet this tale of a mad creator and his abomination has inspired a multitude of storytellers and artists. She died on February 1, 1851.
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