Jack “The Agnostic” Garcia continues GRR’s celebration of the upcoming 200th anniversary of the Haunted Summer of 1816, and examines the lives ,legends and literary legacies of Percy and Mary Shelley. These young , gifted , eccentric and tragedy filled lovers would become the outcasts of English society by living their lives steeped in idealistic radical socialist politics ,drug induced mind expansion and sexual experimentation-150 years before the arrival of the hippie movement. Jack gives in depth and descriptive analysis of Percy Shelley’s amazing poetry and dramas, prose and verse filled with lyrical power that was often layered with symbolism, allegory and a macabre sense of humor that linked beauty with the strange. Jack also takes a look at not only the writing of The Frankenstein novel , but also examines Mary Shelley’s lesser known but stupendous literary works , obscure short stories and novels that are infused with striking originality and complexity. You won’t find this on public television , cable networks or satellite radio , only on GRR.

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