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Discussing "The Last Man" By Mary Shelley
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Chapters
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Mary Shelley's Parents – Mary Wollstonecraft And William Godwin – and her Education
3:18
Mary's Relationship And Marriage With Percy Bysshe Shelley
4:18
Mary's Complicated Life And Other Writings
6:06
Science Fiction As A Reaction To The Industrial Revolution
8:49
Was Mary Shelley A One-Hit Wonder?
10:20
A Definition Of Science Fiction And Deciding Whether "The Last Man" Fits Into It
13:38
"The Last Man" As Dystopian Fiction
17:29
Biographical References And Other Examples Of "Last Man" Literature
19:14
"The Last Man" As Exploration Of Secular Eschatology
28:30
A Passage Reminding Us What Is At Stake
Canonball
Discussing "The Last Man" By Mary Shelley
Feb 08, 2025
Season 3
Episode 79
Alex
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "The Last Man," which was written by Mary Shelley and published in 1826.
Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website:
VollrathPublishing.com
