YEAR 12 atar english
FRANKENSTEIN

This guide has been developed to support the study of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. 
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If you have any problems with these resources or need further help, please contact Mrs Bakitch.

The Author | The Book | Gothic Literature | Romanticism

The Author

• National Theatre. (2015, June 23). Mary Shelley: a biography [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4p96vqI3zA

• Bomarito, J. (2006). Gothic literature: Authors L-Z. Thomson/Gale.

• Pearson, J. (2020). Biography of Mary Shelley. https://www.thoughtco.com/biography-of-mary-shelley-frankenstein-4795802 

• Whitebloom, D. (Director), & Knapp, A. (2011). Mary Shelley [Video]. Discovery Communications.

The Book

• Benson, E., Zorn, J., & Feldman, E. (2002). Frankenstein, Mary Shelley. SparkNotes.

• Bloom, H. (2007). Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Infobase Publishing.

• Campbell, A. (Producer), & Tinto, M. (Producer/Director). (2014). Frankenstein [Video]. The Open University.

• Course Hero. (2018, December 20). Frankenstein by Mary Shelley [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5A7XN7yTpA

• CrashCourse. (2014, March 28). Don't reanimate corpses! Frankenstein part 1 [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyyrwoCec1k

• CrashCourse. (2014, April 4). Frankenstein, part 2 [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRDjmyEvmBI

• Munteanu, A. (2001). CliffsComplete Frankenstein. Cliffs Notes.

• Nardo, D. (2003). Understanding Frankenstein. Lucent.

• Nardo, D. (Ed.). (2000). Readings on Frankenstein. Greenhaven Press.
  

• ​​​​VideoSparkNotes. (2010, October 13). Video SparkNotes: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein summary [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRppXdKDY_c&t=184s​

• Watkin, A. (2011). Bloom's how to write about Mary Shelley. Chelsea House.

Gothic Literature

• Bowen, J. (2014). Gothic motifs. https://www.bl.uk/romantics-and-victorians/articles/gothic-motifs

• Harris, R. (2020). Elements of the gothic novel. https://www.virtualsalt.com/elements-of-the-gothic-novel/

• Hogle, J. E. (2002). The Cambridge companion to gothic fiction. Cambridge University Press.

• Snodgrass, M. E. (2005). Encyclopedia of gothic literature. Facts on File.

Romanticism

• Atomi. (2021, April 1). GCSE English literature: romanticism and postmodernism [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyYoSnn4jko&t=268s

• King, N. (2003). The romantics. Evans Brothers.

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• Somers, J. (2019). Romanticism in literature: definition and examples. https://www.thoughtco.com/romanticism-definition-4777449