M a r y S h e l l e y F e s t i v a l
Would you like to see a Mary Shelley Festival based at The Shelley Theatre Boscombe?
Mary Shelley is buried in Bournemouth along with the heart of Percy Shelley and her parents Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin.
The Shelley Theatre is undergoing refurbishment and is due to be opened in 2010. The WavyBlue artists group aims to work towards The Mary Shelley Festival launch in October 2010.
2010 is also the year of the Bournemouth Bicentennial.
We have received enthusiastic support for the venture from the former mayor, councillors and The Friends of Shelley Manor. If you like this idea , would like to attend related events and be kept informed please leave your contact information.
wavybluebh@yahoo.com
Tuesday 24 March 2009
Monday 23 March 2009
biography
Despite being the daughter of two famous political writers Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin, Mary Shelley only began writing at the insistence of her husband, Romantic poet Percy Shelley.
Mary Shelley tells that her literary evolution began with the writing of Frankenstein: 'My husband, however, from the first, very anxious that I should prove myself Worthy of my parentage and enrol myself on the page of fame.
He was forever Inciting me to obtain literary reputation, which even on my own part I cared for Then, though since I have become infinitely indifferent to it. At this time he Desired that I should write, not so much with the idea that I could produce Anything worthy of notice, but that he might himself judge how far I possessed The promise of better things hereafter. Still I did nothing. Travelling, and the Cares of the family occupied my time; and study, in the way of reading or improving my ideas in communication with his far more cultivated mind, was all Of literary employment that engaged my attention '
Critics consider Frankenstein one of the best Gothic novels because it synthesized natural philosophy and 19th century scientific experimentation with Mary Shelley's own literary influences and personal vision. Percy Shelley's assessment of his wife's writing: 'Frankenstein is} one of the most original and complete productions of the day. We debate with ourselves in wonder, as we read it, what could have been the Series of thoughtswhat could have been the peculiar experiences that Awakened themwhich conduced, in the author's mind, to the astonishing Combinations of motives and incidents and the startling catastrophe, which Compose this tale'
Critics consider Frankenstein one of the best Gothic novels because it synthesized natural philosophy and 19th century scientific experimentation with Mary Shelley's own literary influences and personal vision. Percy Shelley's assessment of his wife's writing: 'Frankenstein is} one of the most original and complete productions of the day. We debate with ourselves in wonder, as we read it, what could have been the Series of thoughtswhat could have been the peculiar experiences that Awakened themwhich conduced, in the author's mind, to the astonishing Combinations of motives and incidents and the startling catastrophe, which Compose this tale'
Sunday 22 March 2009
Mary Shelley painted by Rothwell
Richard Rothwell's portrait of
Mary Shelley was shown at the
Royal Academy in 1840, accompanied
by lines from Percy Shelley's poem
The Revolt of Islam calling her a
"child of love and light".
Mary Shelley was shown at the
Royal Academy in 1840, accompanied
by lines from Percy Shelley's poem
The Revolt of Islam calling her a
"child of love and light".
Mary Shelley ( née Mary
Wollstonecraft Godwin; 30 August
1797 – 1 February 1851)
Tuesday 10 March 2009
Monday 9 March 2009
wavyblue Proposal
The Wavyblue Artist's group aims to start a tradition; the annual Mary Shelley Festival based in and around The Shelley Theatre, Boscombe.
Scant attention has been paid to the fact that Mary Shelley is buried in Bournemouth along with the heart of Percy Shelley and her parents Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin. We wish to remedy this shortcoming.
We will concentrate on Mary Shelley the person; her journals and legacy rather than the sensational Frankenstein story, though that will be acknowledged in community Family Days.
The Shelley Theatre has been neglected for many years but is currently undergoing a major refurbishment and is due to be opened in 2010. 2010 is also the year of the Bournemouth Bicentennial making this year the perfect opportunity for maximum coverage for The Mary Shelley Festival launch .
WavyBlue aims to work towards this opening with small scale events starting in April 2009, and culminating in the festival launch in October 2010.
We have received enthusiastic support for the venture from the former mayor, councillors and The Friends of Shelley Manor.
Scant attention has been paid to the fact that Mary Shelley is buried in Bournemouth along with the heart of Percy Shelley and her parents Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin. We wish to remedy this shortcoming.
We will concentrate on Mary Shelley the person; her journals and legacy rather than the sensational Frankenstein story, though that will be acknowledged in community Family Days.
The Shelley Theatre has been neglected for many years but is currently undergoing a major refurbishment and is due to be opened in 2010. 2010 is also the year of the Bournemouth Bicentennial making this year the perfect opportunity for maximum coverage for The Mary Shelley Festival launch .
WavyBlue aims to work towards this opening with small scale events starting in April 2009, and culminating in the festival launch in October 2010.
We have received enthusiastic support for the venture from the former mayor, councillors and The Friends of Shelley Manor.
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