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Frankenstein: Misunderstood Monster with Joseph Pearce
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The teen years may be a perfect time to read Shelley’s classic horror story of her misunderstood monster. Join Professor Pearce and go deep into the text as well as the life of the author. Frankenstein is a book that may just stick with you long after you close it. Parents, this is one you’ll enjoy reading alongside your teen!
Instructor Access (Optional grading support) is available for this course. Please note: this is ONLY recommended if you wish to write the optional paper. All quizzes are internally graded in this course. Optional papers will be completed via this page (click here) for an Instructor Access fee of $75.Instructor: Joseph Pearce
Course Description: A detailed study of Mary Shelley's classic novel, Frankenstein, focusing on its interaction with the popular ideas of the day, such as Romanticism, scientism, atheism, and how they clash with traditional Christian values.
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Frankenstein: Misunderstood Monster with Joseph Pearce
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Joseph Pearce
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Literature ➤ Early Modern/Regency & Romantics Literature
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High School
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June 27th, 2023 at 12:00 AM ET
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Recorded, free with subscription
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Why Should I Learn This (contributing author)
Professor Pearce is also an editor for the Ignatius Critical Editions.
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Prerequisites
The ability to read and enjoy Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Note: This is a story that includes violence and murder (not graphic). While it is not a particularly easy read, it is a rewarding read in the end.
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Suggested credit
Outline
Course Outline:
Day One: Setting the Scene and Context for the novel: Shelley's Confusion and Conflicted Passions
Day Two: Pages 1-41
Day Three: Pages 41-81
Day Four: Pages 83-119
Day Five: Pages 119-167
Day Six: Pages 167-216
Materials
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Ignatius Critical Editions, ISBN-10: 1586171380 or ISBN-13: 978-1586171384. Note: If you use another edition, the page numbers will not align, and it will not include the Catholic footnotes found in the Ignatius Critical Editions.
Homework
The reading assignment for each class is detailed in the Course Outline above. Students should complete the assigned reading for each class beforehand. Students should highlight the passages discussed in class and review this for the quiz assigned for each class. The estimated time for homework for each class, i.e. for the assigned reading and reviewing for each quiz, should be about 90 minutes.
Joseph Pearce
jpearce.co@outlook.com
About Joseph Pearce
A native of England, Joseph Pearce is the internationally acclaimed author of many books, which include bestsellers such as The Quest for Shakespeare, Tolkien: Man and Myth, The Unmasking of Oscar Wilde, C. S. Lewis and The Catholic Church, Literary Converts, Wisdom and Innocence: A Life of G.K. Chesterton, Solzhenitsyn: A Soul in Exile and Old Thunder: A Life of Hilaire Belloc.
His books have been published and translated into Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch, Italian, Korean, Mandarin, Croatian and Polish. He has hosted two 13-part television series about Shakespeare on EWTN, and has also written and presented documentaries on EWTN on The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. His verse drama, Death Comes for the War Poets, was performed off-Broadway to critical acclaim. He has participated and lectured at a wide variety of international and literary events at major colleges and universities in the U.S., Canada, Britain, Europe, Africa and South America.
He is Visiting Professor of Literature at Ave Maria University and a Visiting Fellow of Thomas More College of Liberal Arts (Merrimack, New Hampshire). He is editor of the St. Austin Review (https://staustinreview.org/), series editor of the Ignatius Critical Editions (www.ignatiuscriticaleditions.com), senior instructor with Homeschool Connections, and senior contributor at the Imaginative Conservative and Crisis Magazine.
His personal website is http://www.jpearce.co.
Testimonies from students:
“I appreciated and enjoyed the class, I understood the teacher even with his accent.”
“I LOVE Mr. Pearce's British accent! I also greatly appreciated the email response that was given when I asked a question.”
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