Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has received quite some critics on the basis of unfamiliar but though interesting plot illustrating Victor Frankenstein’s story, a proactive scientist who created a sapient and grotesque creature scientifically in unorthodox experiment (Shelley & Wolfson, 217). The main subject of the novel tends to dwell around artificial and creation life in the perspective of the young scientist and also humanity. Literally, the novel is the first and early science fiction version and as a result ends up receiving a substantial literal influence and culture influence introducing a new genre of horror films and stories.
Among other critics, a renowned magazine of Edinburg, England which is currently referred to as capital of Scotland is one of the critics on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein novel. Walter Scott, a dramatist, novelist and poet, authored a review on criticizing Frankenstein novel in March, 1818 that was published in Blackwood’s Edinburg magazine (“Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine”). The magazine reviewed the novel making some significant observations concerning both the genre of the story and the author. The review holds that Shelley portrays good knowledge in literature and proceeds to praise her outstanding poetic creativity and also her tactful critics on humanity. Nonetheless, the magazine claims the novel to have been written by Mary Shelley’s husband, Percy Bysshe Shelley and not by herself.
The Blackwood magazine review on the Frankenstein thesis is placed on an allegation that Mary Shelley did not write the novel but her husband Percy Bysshe Shelley did. The author intends to determine the legitimate source of the outstanding creativity depicted in the novel and wants Percy to be accredited. With regards to this thesis, I totally disagree with it since after I did a background check, I identified that Mary Shelley is the legitimate author of the novel. Moreover, it is acknowledged that way back in 1816 in a stormy dark night; Lord Byron, Mary and Percy sat at the fireplace while reading ghost stories loud to one another then later made a challenge to themselves to identify who would write a the most ideal ghost story then Mary began writing Frankenstein just after a nightmare she had regarding unhallowed arts student, who was pale kneeling beside a ugly apparition of a man he had made (Shelley & Wolfson,). In my view, this dream is what inspired Mary to create a grotesque creature in her novel. Moreover, Blackwood’s Edinburg magazine has failed to provide efficient research and evidence proving that Frankenstein is the legitimate work of Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Another critic done by a popular reviewer, The Literary Panorama and National Register asserts that Frankenstein is meagre imitation of another genre that was popular during those times which is “the St. Leon of Mr. Godwin,” which portrayed a robust predisposition towards materialism (“The Literary Panorama and National Register”). The review asserts that even though the novel seldom sets some hints of talent, it also portrays numerous traits of the school. Its criticism additionally asserts that it is possible that Mary Shelly did not write Frankenstein but Percy Shelley did.
Deceptively, the two critics tend to have the same point as they both acknowledge the writing expertise of the author. The Blackwood’s Edinburg magazine applauses the good poetic sense of the author while the second critique appreciates the credible display of the novel. Both have similar allegation that there is a possibility that Mary Shelley did not write Frankenstein and opt to acknowledge Percy Shelley instead.