The Shelley Project: Variations on a Theme

The Shelley Project provides a contextual exploration of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein through the art of J. David, Géricault, Delacroix and Turner, and the music of Paganini, Liszt, Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Berlioz, Mozart, Bach, Monteverdi and Gregorian Chant. The flash-based media presentation enables students to interact with the work of each of these artists, emphasizing the relationship of the artists to one another, their art, and the nineteenth century’s philosophical struggle between virtuosity, hubris, and the ‘superb indifference of the universe…’ without God. A collaborative project developed by Prof. Mark O'Connor, Director of the Honors Program, IDeS, and Metaversal Studios, and funded by Davis Foundation Educational Grant.