Authors
Novelist, essayist and editor best known for Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
"The person lives twice who lives the first life well."
Famous quote from poet Robert Herrick
Concerns the rise of Man, his temptation, and expulsion from Eden
Paradise Lost
sense of unity and common interests/responsibilities
esprit de corps
Irish author/satirist; best known for Gulliver's Travels
Jonathan Swift
Preeminent Metaphysical poet of his time
John Donne
"Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful."
Quote from Frankenstein underscoring that fearlessness can lead to a form of destructive power
Famous classic 4-part satirical work/adventure story
Gulliver's Travels
weakness/hidden flaw in a greatly admired person
feet of clay
"And death shall be no more..."
Famous line from John Donne's Holy Sonnet 10
Best known for Hesperides, a book of poems
Robert Herrick
"Me thoughts I heard one calling, Child"
Famous line from George Herbert's poem "The Collar."
Gothic / philosophical tale and early example of science fiction
Frankenstein
"I have found (it)!" - Archimedes (what idiom relates to this?)
Eureka!
Famous line from John Donne's Holy Sonnet 14
Considered one of the foremost British devotional lyricists
George Herbert
"If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear!"
Monster's words to Victor to warn of his intentions
(Idiom) to be removed from the frenzy, large crowds, bustle
far from the madding crowd
"from the chair" (binding/infallible papal teachings from the Catholic perspective)
Ex Cathedra
(Idiom) an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed
fait accompli
Considered the most significant English author after Shakespeare
John Milton
"The mind...can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven."
Famous quote from Paradise Lost
(Idiom) after the fact
ex post facto
display indifference in the midst of a disaster
fiddle while Rome burns
Faustian bargain