Events for March 1, 2018 - October 2, 2018

Frankenstein: 1818-2018 is an exhibit centered on an original first and revised third edition of Mary Shelley’s revolutionary novel. Drawn from the holdings in the Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections at the University of South Carolina, the emphasizes Frankenstein’s literary and scientific backgrounds and traces its visual reinterpretations. The exhibit includes significant editions of works by other Romantic-era authors including a first edition of William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Lyrical Ballads, Coleridge’s “Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” and a vampire tale by Lord Byron. Also on display are an original edition of John Milton’s Paradise Lost,

This National Library of Medicine poster exhibit examines the lasting influence of the Frankenstein story and its portrayal of science and technology. The exhibit explores Frankenstein’s beginnings with Mary Shelley’s novel and continues through the story’s impact on 20th century culture. The National Library of Medicine produced this exhibition. Curated by Susan Lederer, Ph.D. Designed by the Design Minds.

To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein this exhibition explores the influence of Paradise Lost on Mary Shelley’s classic novel - in the very place where Milton completed his epic masterpiece. Paradise Lost was like a bible to the Romantics and its influence runs rampant through Frankenstein.  Shelley quotes from Paradise Lost in the novel’s epigraph, while the Creature’s reading of the poem is the pivotal moment of the book.  “Evil thenceforth became my good,” he swears as he embarks on a killing spree, knowingly quoting Satan’s speech from Paradise Lost: “all Good to me is lost;

In 1823, Mary Shelley watched with trepidation as an actor in green greasepaint gave life to her “hideous progeny.” Soon, over a dozen dramatizations of Frankenstein crowded onto stages in England and France. Through prints, playbills, and play texts — including the first edition of Shelley’s novel and the earliest images of Frankenstein’s monster — this exhibit explores how 19th-century playwrights transformed Shelley’s original vision, setting a pattern for future reincarnations of the tale that forever altered popular culture.

To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein the Chifley Branch of the Australian National University Library is showcasing its collection of works relating to Mary Shelley and her novel – biographies, criticisms, translations, adaptations, films – which show the depth and breadth of the influence of Frankenstein in modern academia, culture, and society. There will be an accompanying book stand of other Gothic novels which Library patrons will be encouraged to borrow and read, particularly during “Frankenweek” October 24-31, 2018.

Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley published Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus, two hundred years ago in October, 1818. The plot was originally conceived during a trip to Geneva, Switzerland, in 1816 with her husband, poet Percy Shelley, and others, where they encouraged each other to “each write a ghost story.” What Mary knew about science, as reflected in her fantastic tale of re-animation, and how she came about that knowledge, is both a result of her upbringing and the interest in science of the early nineteenth century. Mary had little formal education, but was tutored by her father on a number of

A display of books and films including a bookmark of events and a coloring page for adults. All items may be checked out from the Library.  

Displaying facts about Shelley, the book, and various incarnations of Frankenstein's monster through film. There is also a display of books, comics, and DVDs.