Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • English writer: Mary Shelley was an English author, best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.
   • Historical figure: She was the wife of the Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Examples of Usage

• Proper noun:
  • Mary Shelley wrote one of the most influential works of science fiction.
  • The life of Mary Shelley was as dramatic as the stories she created.

Advanced Usage

• "Shelleyan": Pertaining to or characteristic of the works or ideas of Mary Shelley or Percy Bysshe Shelley.
  • The novel explores Shelleyan themes of creation and responsibility.

Variants and Related Words

• Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley: Her full name, which includes her mother's maiden name (Wollstonecraft).
• Frankenstein: Often used colloquially to refer to the monster from her novel, though in the book, it is the creator's name.

Synonyms

• Author of Frankenstein: A descriptive synonym referencing her most famous work.
• Novelist: A general term for a writer of novels.

Related Phrases

• "Frankenstein's monster": The creature from her novel, often mistakenly called "Frankenstein."
  • The debate about artificial intelligence often evokes the myth of Frankenstein's monster.

Noun

1. English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)