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  Frankenstein by Mary Shelley   About Marry Shelley  Fast Facts: Marry Shelley Shelley: Full Name : Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (née Godwin) Known For : Prolific 19th-century writer whose novel 'Frankenstein' pioneered the science fiction genre Born : August 30, 1797 in Somers Town, London, England Parents : Mary Wollstonecraft, William Godwin Died : February 1, 1851, Chester Square, London, England Selected Works : History of a Six Weeks’ Tour (1817), Frankenstein (1818), Posthumous Poems of Percy Bysshe Shelley (1824), The Last Man (1826), Lives of the Most Eminent Literary and Scientific Men (1835-39) Spouse : Percy Bysshe Shelley Children : William Shelley, Clara Everina Shelley, Percy Florence Shelley Notable Quote : “Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist in creating out of void, but out of chaos.” Introduction:   Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, first published anonymously in 1818, has received great praise throughout the years and it s...

  Keats, Byron and Shalley Question: Write a critical essay on John Keats as a Romantic Poet.       Answer:  John keats                Introduction  :        “A thing of beauty is a joy forever.” Despite his death at the age of 25, Keats is one of the greatest English poets and a key figure in the Romantic movement. He has become the epitome of the young, beautiful, doomed poet. John Keats was born on 31 October 1795 in London. His father worked at a livery stable, but died in 1804. His mother remarried, but died of tuberculosis in 1810. Keats was educated at a school in Enfield. When he left at 16, he was apprenticed to a surgeon. He wrote his first poems in 1814. In 1816, he abandoned medicine to concentrate on poetry. His first volume of poetry was published the following year. In 1818, Keats nursed his brother Tom through the final stages of tuberculosis, the disease that had kil...

  Thinking activity:    Jonathan swift's A TALE OF A TUB BIOGRAPHY OF JONATHAN SWIFT:    Jonathan Swift (born November 30, 1667, Dublin, Ireland—died October 19, 1745, Dublin) was an Anglo-Irish author, who was the foremost prose satirist in the English language. Besides the celebrated novel Gulliver’s Travels (1726), he wrote such shorter works as A Tale of a Tub (1704) and “A Modest Proposal” (1729).  Early life and education Swift’s father, Jonathan Swift the elder, was an Englishman who had settled in Ireland after the Stuart Restoration (1660) and become steward of the King’s Inns, Dublin. In 1664 he married Abigail Erick, who was the daughter of an English clergyman. In the spring of 1667 Jonathan the elder died suddenly, leaving his wife, baby daughter, and an unborn son to the care of his brothers. The younger Jonathan Swift thus grew up fatherless and dependent on the generosity of his uncles. His education was not neglected, however, and at the ag...

Puritan age and Restoration age literature:  Puritan age  : The Puritan Age (1620–1660), commonly referred to as the Age of Milton, was a pivotal time in English history and literature. Religious fervour, political instability, and a passionate desire to transform society in accordance with Puritan principles were all prevalent at this time. The influential authors of this era capture the intellectual and societal changes of the time. With his epic masterpiece “Paradise Lost,” John Milton, a towering figure of this era, revolutionised English poetry. Other eminent authors who made substantial contributions include Andrew Marvell and John Bunyan, authors of “The Pilgrim’s Progress” and “Metaphysical Poetry,” respectively. In this blog, we examine the significant Puritan Age authors and their profound literary influence to offer insights to UGC NET English candidates. Characteristics of Puritan Writing Genres Early literature written by Puritans in America often appeared as firs...