The Lady and Her Monsters: A Tale of Dissections, Real-Life Dr. Frankensteins, a

Description: The Lady and Her Monsters by Roseanne Montillo The Lady and Her Monsters by Roseanne Motillo brings to life the fascinating times, startling science, and real-life horrors behind Mary Shelleys gothic masterpiece, Frankenstein.Montillo recounts how--at the intersection of the Romantic Age and the Industrial Revolution--Shelleys Victor Frankenstein was inspired by actual scientists of the period: curious and daring iconoclasts who were obsessed with the inner workings of the human body and how it might be reanimated after death.With true-life tales of grave robbers, ghoulish experiments, and the ultimate in macabre research--human reanimation--The Lady and Her Monsters is a brilliant exploration of the creation of Frankenstein, Mary Shelleys horror classic. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Back Cover Exploring the frightful milieu in which Frankenstein was written, Roseanne Montillo recounts how Mary Shelleys Victor Frankenstein mirrored actual scientists of the period. Montillo paints a rich portrait of Shelley and her husband, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and their contemporaries, as well as their friend Lord Byron. Intellectually curious, they were artists, poets, and philosophers, united in captivation with the occultists and the daring scientists risking their reputations and their immortal souls to advance our understanding of human anatomy and medicine. Juxtaposing monstrous mechanization and rising industrialism with the sublime beauty and decadence of the legendary Romantics who defined the age, Montillo takes us into a world where poets become legends in salons and boudoirs; where fame-hungry "doctors" conduct shocking performances for rabid, wide-eyed audiences; and where maniacal body snatchers secretly toil in castle dungeons. Author Biography Roseanne Montillo holds an MFA from Emerson College in Massachusetts, where she teaches as a professor of literature. She is the author of The Lady and Her Monsters. Review "Her narrative... rattles enjoyably through a lurid and restless landscape. ... Equally a literary and a scientific endeavor." -- Wall Street Journal"Montillo achieves a freshness through her lively narrative approach and a fascination with long-ago science and its ethics that sparks across the pages." -- New York Times Book Review"Enthusiatic prose... A Spirited investigation of the bizarre times that inspired Mary Shelleys Frankenstein." -- Shelf Awareness (Starred Review)"A delicious and enticing journey into the origins of a masterpiece." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)"With a flair for both drama and detail, Montillo breathes her own kind of life into the story of the men determined to discover its very elements." -- Discover Magazine"Spills the dirt on the making of the 19th-century novel--affairs, family drama, a lake house with Lord Byron!--and paints a grimly fascinating picture of the dissections and experiments in "animal electricity" that inspired the gothic tale." -- Mental Floss"Montillos book is a welcome tribute to the literary, and especially the scientific, roots of the story." -- The Commercial Dispatch"A welcome tribute to the literary, and especially the scientific, roots of the story." -- The Lady and Her Monsters"Montillo never loses sight of the fact that it was Mary Shelleys imagination that sewed the pieces together - and provided the vital spark that keeps the tale alive nearly two centuries on." -- New Scientist"A haunting picture of an era in which science and the arts overlapped, a perfect storm in which inspiration for "Frankenstein" could strike. Like a bolt of lightning." -- Washington Post Review Quote "With a flair for both drama and detail, Montillo breathes her own kind of life into the story of the men determined to discover its very elements." Details ISBN006202583X Author Roseanne Montillo Short Title LADY & HER MONSTERS Language English ISBN-10 006202583X ISBN-13 9780062025838 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 823.7 Year 2013 Publication Date 2013-10-22 Subtitle A Tale of Dissections, Real-Life Dr. Frankensteins, and the Creation of Mary Shelleys Masterpiece Pages 336 Illustrations Illustrations, black and white Audience General UK Release Date 2013-10-22 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Imprint Collins Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States US Release Date 2013-10-22 Imprint US William Morrow Paperbacks Publisher US HarperCollins We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:77061618;

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