“He was being formed in the ‘very poetry of nature’” (p.113). ‘Very poetry of nature’ is taken from The Story of Rimini by Leigh Hunt. Hunt was a dear friend of Mary and Percy Shelley and helped them promote their works. Throughout Frankenstein, Mary Shelley continuously uses phrases from her loved ones’ writings. She must have had a great deal of respect towards these people, with her feelings towards Hunt no different. Hunt dedicated The Story of Rimini to Lord Byron, another one of the Shelley’s close friends.
“Leigh Hunt's ‘Rimini’.” English Upenn. 30 Aug. 2009. http://www.english.upenn.edu/Projects/knarf/V3notes/rimini.html
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nice pick up here -- clearly alluding to her friends here -- at the same time, what could the thematic content of these writer's works have to do with Frankstein the novel?
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