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No, I don't recall saying that anywhere. However, along with Percy Shelley's earlier and work, it helped Kick-start what many consider the golden age of gothic fiction.
That previous post was on behalf of Towzer btw
thanks scotroutes
It always makes me smile and think of summer, paths and bikes.
It's from
http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/long-a-line-made-by-walking-p07149
Mikey, the "golden Age" of Gothic novels started in 1750 odd with the Castle of Otranto (it's very silly), and by Mary's time had developed more into the Romantic..
In order to show that the novel's theme's are influenced by the weather you'd have to be able to show that they knew the weather was unusually bad and not just a poor summer*, and you'd have to able to pick out the weather themes above and beyond the normal Romantic and Sublime (and Gothic) that are interested in the nature of weather, and the addition of it as just added atmosphere. Gloom and Storm and Rain were pretty normal themes in Gothic novels.
* this is the problem with using her letters home, hundred of folk all over Europe were writing to friends and family about the weather, also don't use Wikipedia as your single source of reference when looking at this stuff.
You can believe that if you want. The evidence is there in academic literature showing how the effects of the Tambora eruption influenced writing and painting at the time. Perhaps you should do a little more research. There is clear evidence that they all understood the weather was worse that usual. It's documented in literature.
With regard to the influence of Frankenstein: many scholars accept it was highly influential with the genre of romantic gothic writing.
Brett Whiteley : Almost once
It is huge (over 15m high)
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That's Mamon, Louis Borgeois, spelt wrong no doubt. Used to be outside Tate Modern. Kids liked her
Cool, let's leave it there then, like I said, don't use Wikipedia as your sole research material, it's not always that accurate.
Not my favourite artist, but I do keep on being drawn back to Käthe Kollwitz‘s work at the moment.
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Though it would appear I can’t post pictures any more
