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Episode 202 - Mary Shelley the Woman Behind the Monster Part 1

Episode 202 - Mary Shelley the Woman Behind the Monster Part 1

Update: 2024-09-26
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This year's Beyond the Grave event honors Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, but who was the woman behind the iconic novel? Born to radical parents Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin, Mary Shelley navigated a life of intellectual fervor, passionate relationships – including her tumultuous marriage to Percy Bysshe Shelley – and literary friendship with none other than the bad boy of English literature, Lord Byron. Yet, her life was also marked by profound loss, evident in her frequent visits to her mother's grave, a sanctuary where she sought solace and inspiration as a child and young woman.

Professor Jared Richman, English Literature Professor at Colorado College, joins Jennie and Dianne to explore how these influences shaped Mary's masterpiece. Tune in to Part 1 as they dive into the Ordinary Extraordinary story of how a teenaged Mary Shelley forged a timeless classic.

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Tickets for the 4th annual Beyond the Grave: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs, Colorado can be purchased here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-the-grave-mary-shelleys-frankenstein-tickets-986081605627

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Episode 202 - Mary Shelley the Woman Behind the Monster Part 1

Episode 202 - Mary Shelley the Woman Behind the Monster Part 1

Jennie Johnson & Dianne Hartshorn