ENGL-2130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Mary Shelley, William Godwin, Lerici
4 Oct 2016
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With harriet westbrook (who was 18), shelley fathered two children. Shelley then fell in love with mary wollstonecraft godwin. Mary shelley"s father, william godwin, was known for his radical writing. William was very critical of political institutions and aristocratic privilege. Shelley suggest that harriet come to live with him and mary as a sister . Harriet drowned herself in 1816 during a custody battle. The court denied shelle custody of his two children with harriet due to his radicalism. Mary shelley"s frankenstein is a good example of romantic inspiration/expressionism. She was inspired to write while she was on vacation at a lake. He had four kids with mary, only one survived. Shelley"s writings attracted creative artists to his area. Dissipated inheritance - shelley was too generous. Keats and hunt were critics in london who were responsible for shelley"s acceptance among critics.
