Subscribe to more of my writing at https://www.wesalwan.com Follow me on Twitter This essay is the fifth in a five-part series, in honor of the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Part four can be found here. Part V: Artist Consider Mary Shelley’s task. In a competition with great poets, one of whom was her future husband, she was asked Continue Reading …
On Being a Monster: “Frankenstein” and Creative Ambition, Part IV—Monster
Subscribe to more of my writing at https://www.wesalwan.com Follow me on Twitter This essay is the fourth in a five-part series, in honor of the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Part three can be found here, part five can be found here. Part IV: Monster What of the creature himself? Thus far we have treated him primarily as if he Continue Reading …
On Being a Monster: “Frankenstein” and Creative Ambition, Part III—Frankenstein
Subscribe to more of my writing at https://www.wesalwan.com Follow me on Twitter This essay is the third in a five-part series, in honor of the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Part two can be found here, part four can be found here. Part III: Frankenstein And so we expect the project of overweening self-creation to be a botched Continue Reading …
On Being a Monster: “Frankenstein” and Creative Ambition, Part II—Creator
Subscribe to more of my writing at https://www.wesalwan.com Follow me on Twitter This essay is the second in a five-part series, in honor of the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Part one can be found here, part three can be found here. Part II: Creator Frankenstein’s ambitions are large, but they are also impatient. He might, he Continue Reading …
On Being a Monster: “Frankenstein” and Creative Ambition, Part I—Creature
Subscribe to more of my writing at https://www.wesalwan.com Follow me on Twitter This essay is the first in a five-part series, in honor of the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Part two can be found here. Part I: Creature Growing up is the metamorphosis we all know. Classical literature will tell you of the shape-shifting of Continue Reading …
Phi Fic #3 Frankenstein (PEL Crossover Special)
PEL welcomes a new podcast to our fledgling network: Phi Fic, which grew out of our Not School Philosophical Fiction group, featuring Nathan Hanks (who you'll likely recognize from our Not School anouncments, Mary Claire (who helps edit the PEL blog), Daniel St. Pierre, Laura Davis, and Cezary Baraniecki. This time they discuss Mary Shelley's classic novel, and are joined by Continue Reading …