Name: The Last Man
SKU: 59503341
Price: 27.84 EUR
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Author: Mary Shelley
ISBN: 9781484889565

Type

Physical Book

Author

Mary Shelley

Publisher

Createspace

Language

English

Pages

444

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

24.6x18.9x2.3 cm

Weight

0.79 kg.

ISBN13

9781484889565

Synopsis "The Last Man"

The Last Man - By Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley - Apocalyptic Science Fiction. The Last Man is an apocalyptic science fiction novel by Mary Shelley, which was first published in 1826. The book tells of a future world that has been ravaged by a plague. The novel was harshly reviewed at the time, and was virtually unknown until a scholarly revival beginning in the 1960s. It is notable in part for its semi-biographical portraits of Romantic figures in Shelley's circle, particularly Shelley's late husband Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron. Mary Shelley states in the introduction that in 1818 she discovered, in the Sibyl's cave near Naples, a collection of prophetic writings painted on leaves by the Cumaean Sibyl. She has edited these writings into the current narrative, the first-person narrative of a man living at the end of the 21st century. Many of the central characters are wholly or partially based upon Shelley's acquaintances. Shelley had been forbidden by her father-in-law, Sir Timothy Shelley, from publishing a biography of her husband, so she memorialised him, amongst others, in The Last Man. The utopian Adrian, Earl of Windsor, who leads his followers in search of a natural paradise and dies when his boat sinks in a storm, is a fictional portrait of Percy Bysshe Shelley, although other minor characters such as Merrival bear traces of Percy as well. Lord Raymond, who leaves England to fight for the Greeks and dies in Constantinople, is based on Lord Byron. The novel expresses Mary Shelley's pain at the loss of her community of the "Elect," as she called them, and Lionel Verney has been seen as an outlet for her feelings of loss and boredom following their deaths and the deaths of her children.

Mary Shelley

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Mary Shelley (1797-1851) Mary Shelley, born in London in (1797-1851), is the visionary author of Frankenstein, considered the first science fiction novel. Her life was marked by love, tragedy, and creativity. In addition to Frankenstein, she wrote works like The Last Man and Valperga, exploring themes such as ethics, loneliness. Her legacy transcends generations, inspiring debates on science and humanity. Discover in our bookstore her essential books and let yourself be captivated by the imagination and talent of one of the great figures of universal literature.

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