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Kärleksprövningen
De två väninnorna Angeline och Faustina återförenas efter ett par år isär. Mycket har hänt under denna tid: Angeline har träffat en man, Ippolito, men de två har tvingats avlägga ett löfte om att hålla sin kärlek hemlig och inte träffas under ett helt år för att därefter kunna trolovas. Men när Ippolito plötsligt dyker upp, alldeles för tidigt, utsätts deras kärlek för ytterligare en prövning.
Den brittiska författaren Mary Shelley är mest känd för sin roman "Frankensteins monster". Hennes novell "Kärleksprövningen" från 1834 anses av många egentligen vara historien om det triangeldrama som utspelades mellan Shelleys make, hennes halvsyster och Mary Shelley själv under deras gemensamma vistelse i Italien år 1818. Nu finns berättelsen för första gången på svenska.
Den brittiska författaren Mary Shelley är mest känd för sin roman "Frankensteins monster". Hennes novell "Kärleksprövningen" från 1834 anses av många egentligen vara historien om det triangeldrama som utspelades mellan Shelleys make, hennes halvsyster och Mary Shelley själv under deras gemensamma vistelse i Italien år 1818. Nu finns berättelsen för första gången på svenska.
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First published January 1, 1835
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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
2,350 books8,640 followersMary Shelley (née Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, often known as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley) was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, travel writer, and editor of the works of her husband, Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. She was the daughter of the political philosopher William Godwin and the writer, philosopher, and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft.
Mary Shelley was taken seriously as a writer in her own lifetime, though reviewers often missed the political edge to her novels. After her death, however, she was chiefly remembered only as the wife of Percy Bysshe Shelley and as the author of Frankenstein. It was not until 1989, when Emily Sunstein published her prizewinning biography Mary Shelley: Romance and Reality, that a full-length scholarly biography analyzing all of Shelley's letters, journals, and works within their historical context was published.
The well-meaning attempts of Mary Shelley's son and daughter-in-law to "Victorianise" her memory through the censoring of letters and biographical material contributed to a perception of Mary Shelley as a more conventional, less reformist figure than her works suggest. Her own timid omissions from Percy Shelley's works and her quiet avoidance of public controversy in the later years of her life added to this impression.
The eclipse of Mary Shelley's reputation as a novelist and biographer meant that, until the last thirty years, most of her works remained out of print, obstructing a larger view of her achievement. She was seen as a one-novel author, if that. In recent decades, however, the republication of almost all her writings has stimulated a new recognition of its value. Her voracious reading habits and intensive study, revealed in her journals and letters and reflected in her works, is now better appreciated. Shelley's recognition of herself as an author has also been recognized; after Percy's death, she wrote about her authorial ambitions: "I think that I can maintain myself, and there is something inspiriting in the idea". Scholars now consider Mary Shelley to be a major Romantic figure, significant for her literary achievement and her political voice as a woman and a liberal.
Mary Shelley was taken seriously as a writer in her own lifetime, though reviewers often missed the political edge to her novels. After her death, however, she was chiefly remembered only as the wife of Percy Bysshe Shelley and as the author of Frankenstein. It was not until 1989, when Emily Sunstein published her prizewinning biography Mary Shelley: Romance and Reality, that a full-length scholarly biography analyzing all of Shelley's letters, journals, and works within their historical context was published.
The well-meaning attempts of Mary Shelley's son and daughter-in-law to "Victorianise" her memory through the censoring of letters and biographical material contributed to a perception of Mary Shelley as a more conventional, less reformist figure than her works suggest. Her own timid omissions from Percy Shelley's works and her quiet avoidance of public controversy in the later years of her life added to this impression.
The eclipse of Mary Shelley's reputation as a novelist and biographer meant that, until the last thirty years, most of her works remained out of print, obstructing a larger view of her achievement. She was seen as a one-novel author, if that. In recent decades, however, the republication of almost all her writings has stimulated a new recognition of its value. Her voracious reading habits and intensive study, revealed in her journals and letters and reflected in her works, is now better appreciated. Shelley's recognition of herself as an author has also been recognized; after Percy's death, she wrote about her authorial ambitions: "I think that I can maintain myself, and there is something inspiriting in the idea". Scholars now consider Mary Shelley to be a major Romantic figure, significant for her literary achievement and her political voice as a woman and a liberal.
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December 5, 2018
Calendar Novella #3
Congratulate the woman who doesn't succeed in marrying the rotten apple. Pity the one who does. As semi-autobiographical texts go, this one is quite explosive in all its "lovey-dovey-ness".
Congratulate the woman who doesn't succeed in marrying the rotten apple. Pity the one who does. As semi-autobiographical texts go, this one is quite explosive in all its "lovey-dovey-ness".
January 19, 2022
Short stories nor Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's writing isn't something I always gel with. But this one was an unique experience. She manged to pack so much feeling in a short story and it made me intrigued to research more into her own triangle drama that apparently inspired this story a bit. I don't know much about it but definitely sounds interesting, feel like I would get the whole picture then and see the significance with the story
July 14, 2021
This is another situation in which I have now read the English original of a short story that I first read in a Swedish translation. It is astonishing how much tragedy Mary Shelley (yes, the same Mary Shelley who wrote Frankenstein) was able to compress into so few pages.
August 7, 2020
Eldig passion, löften om avhållsamhet i ett helt år, vänskap så djup. Det var mycket som rymdes i denna novell.
Jag gillar den skarpt.
Jag gillar den skarpt.
December 7, 2024
This only got two stars because it was a bit hard for me to follow, I don’t know if it was because of the Swedish or how it was written. I thought it could be a nice storyline, but I got so confused and didn’t really get the end tbh😬
December 27, 2024
Synes nærmest den var sørgelig, på den måde at den udfoldede sig på.
August 20, 2024
Läser eftersom eleverna läser…
October 19, 2022
I haven't actually read that many of her books/stories, more just books about her. But when I stumbled upon this one at the library, I figured I should give it a go.
When this book came out, it was outrageous and created quite a scandal. Imagine the drama when a woman published a book about cheating men, love triangles, and women full of sexual desire in the 1800s.
To make it even more scandalous, the book is based on her, her husband, and her own sister. Pretty wild for a woman of her time, right?
So the book itself was good. I get bored a bit easier with some of the classics, but this one is short and straightforward. It has a lot of humor to it, and it is so damn dramatic. Honestly, this book is hilarious.
So if you're like me and quickly get ''scared'' of the classics, this is an excellent place to start.
February 7, 2023
You know a book is good when you wish you had written it
February 17, 2024
3.5
Estou a adorar ler short stories (vai ser os mini livros que me vão faz3r chegar aos goals do goodreads ahah)
Estou a adorar ler short stories (vai ser os mini livros que me vão faz3r chegar aos goals do goodreads ahah)
December 2, 2024
Kanske 5/5 ändå, blev tagen av berättelsen och lite förskräckt av händelseförloppet, även om jag kunde se det komma. Kanske ingen ”romance” såsom vi ser på genren idag men väldigt bra!
September 24, 2025
Meget fin og smuk
October 31, 2018
1 800-talets telenovela?
January 1, 2021
Jag gillade novellen, men historien är hemskt jobbig att läsa. Det är verkligen feelbad när två fina kvinnor och vänner faller för samma man, en man som i slutändan inte var bra för någon av dem. Tråkigt slut på historien.
December 19, 2022
«Sería sería absurdo describir la variedad de tormentos por los que pasó la desdichada joven. Su piedad su resignación su noble y generosa naturaleza acudieron en su ayuda y le sirvieron de apoyo cuando sentía que sin ellos podía morir.» —Mary Shelley
⭐⭐⭐⭐🌟/5
Angeline e Ippolito se amaban tanto que querían casarse, pero dado a la diferencia de clases sociales su padre no bendijo su unión. Sin embargo, les hizo jurar que a cambio de su bendición debían prometer no verse ni hablarse por un año, con la esperanza de que en ese tiempo su hijo encontrara a una joven merecedora de tal unión. Ambos a regañadientes accedieron, manteniendo este juramento en secreto.
Faltando tan solo un mes para que se cumpliera el plazo, Ippolito busca a su aba Angeline, pero ella le es indiferente tratando de cumplir su promesa, a lo que él lo toma como desamor. Tras un accidente en el que Ippolito sale herido tratando de salvar a Angeline y su amiga Faustina, esta última se enamora perdidamente de él, siendo ajena a la promesa entre su amiga y su valiente salvador.
✔️
💍Está en 3ra persona, es ágil, concisa, para nada denso. Me sorprendió.
💍Es un cuento súper corto, pero potente. Me hizo llorar mares😭
💍Angeline🤧💔
💍El final es predecible, pero te cala en los huesos.
💍La autora tiene un forma de describirte los sucesos que ni sientes que estás leyendo un cuento y no una novela.
💍Vas a encontrar: Triángulo amoroso, clasismo, malos entendidos y falta de comunicación.
❌
🤐 Faustina.
🤐 Padre de Ippolito.
🤐 Ippolito🤦🏽♀️
Nunca había leído a Mary Shelley antes, y me gustó lo ágil que es leerla. Me tomó por sorpresa pensando que es densa. Es la idea que se tiene de autores, relatos y novelas clásicas, pero no es así.
Esta historia me enamoró tanto como me destruyó la vida. Quiero leer más de la autora.
⭐⭐⭐⭐🌟/5
Angeline e Ippolito se amaban tanto que querían casarse, pero dado a la diferencia de clases sociales su padre no bendijo su unión. Sin embargo, les hizo jurar que a cambio de su bendición debían prometer no verse ni hablarse por un año, con la esperanza de que en ese tiempo su hijo encontrara a una joven merecedora de tal unión. Ambos a regañadientes accedieron, manteniendo este juramento en secreto.
Faltando tan solo un mes para que se cumpliera el plazo, Ippolito busca a su aba Angeline, pero ella le es indiferente tratando de cumplir su promesa, a lo que él lo toma como desamor. Tras un accidente en el que Ippolito sale herido tratando de salvar a Angeline y su amiga Faustina, esta última se enamora perdidamente de él, siendo ajena a la promesa entre su amiga y su valiente salvador.
✔️
💍Está en 3ra persona, es ágil, concisa, para nada denso. Me sorprendió.
💍Es un cuento súper corto, pero potente. Me hizo llorar mares😭
💍Angeline🤧💔
💍El final es predecible, pero te cala en los huesos.
💍La autora tiene un forma de describirte los sucesos que ni sientes que estás leyendo un cuento y no una novela.
💍Vas a encontrar: Triángulo amoroso, clasismo, malos entendidos y falta de comunicación.
❌
🤐 Faustina.
🤐 Padre de Ippolito.
🤐 Ippolito🤦🏽♀️
Nunca había leído a Mary Shelley antes, y me gustó lo ágil que es leerla. Me tomó por sorpresa pensando que es densa. Es la idea que se tiene de autores, relatos y novelas clásicas, pero no es así.
Esta historia me enamoró tanto como me destruyó la vida. Quiero leer más de la autora.
November 21, 2024
Nu läste jag versionen på svenska till en skoluppgift och eftersom jag är bekant med Mary Shelly förut så tänkte jag att det skulle vara en bra idé att läsa ytterligare en av hennes noveller.
På en sådan kort intervall lyckades hon infiltrerar smärta i berättelsen, en tragisk kärlekshistoria. Det är svårt att säga just en person som orsakade utkommet i boken utan en fråga om vilka och varför? Såklart är vissa mera skyldiga än andra däremot spelade alla en viktig roll, även om igen av dem fick som de ville betyder det att det var dåligt slut.
Boken handlade mycket om hur kärleken kan påverka bilden av en person och hur det faktiskt ser ut utan de ”ros-tingade glasögonen.” Kärlek är större än livet själv och att hamna i ett giftermåls som deras är verkligen ”en på miljoner” för det finns tussen till varför två personer kan bli kära i varandra men det är ju inte det kärlek handlar om. Det bara händer, det gör ont men det är också en av det mest underbara känslorna som finns.
Jag också vilja tro att vi har mer än enbart en person som vårt ”livskärlek.”
På en sådan kort intervall lyckades hon infiltrerar smärta i berättelsen, en tragisk kärlekshistoria. Det är svårt att säga just en person som orsakade utkommet i boken utan en fråga om vilka och varför? Såklart är vissa mera skyldiga än andra däremot spelade alla en viktig roll, även om igen av dem fick som de ville betyder det att det var dåligt slut.
Boken handlade mycket om hur kärleken kan påverka bilden av en person och hur det faktiskt ser ut utan de ”ros-tingade glasögonen.” Kärlek är större än livet själv och att hamna i ett giftermåls som deras är verkligen ”en på miljoner” för det finns tussen till varför två personer kan bli kära i varandra men det är ju inte det kärlek handlar om. Det bara händer, det gör ont men det är också en av det mest underbara känslorna som finns.
Jag också vilja tro att vi har mer än enbart en person som vårt ”livskärlek.”
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July 17, 2023
A short story by Mary Shelley, The Trial of Love is wonderfully written and has the powerful capability of making the reader emotional. Despite it being published a long time ago in 1835, it has a timeless feel because of the universal themes of love, family and kinship. The author packs a lots of emotion and doesn't leave any loose ends in this short and concise tale. Miscommunications that happen in life are brilliantly captured in this narrative and form the crux of the story.
The story follows a principled and pious woman in her early twenties, whose love is put to the test due to circumstances around her. The characters that appear are very well depicted and they feel life like. It is considered by many to be based on the love triangle between Shelley's husband, her half-sister and the author herself. Being easy to read and possessing depth for the mature reader to ponder on, makes this a must read short story.
The story follows a principled and pious woman in her early twenties, whose love is put to the test due to circumstances around her. The characters that appear are very well depicted and they feel life like. It is considered by many to be based on the love triangle between Shelley's husband, her half-sister and the author herself. Being easy to read and possessing depth for the mature reader to ponder on, makes this a must read short story.
February 11, 2017
Relato incluido en "Cuentos de amor victorianos".
Este primer relato no me ha gustado mucho a pesar de la mano de Mary Shelley, ya que la historia es muy típica y sabes lo que va a pasar en todo momento.
Este primer relato no me ha gustado mucho a pesar de la mano de Mary Shelley, ya que la historia es muy típica y sabes lo que va a pasar en todo momento.
December 12, 2017
In this complex story of love and friendship, one of the three main characters passes "The Trial of Love". Writing any more here would spoil the plot for anyone who wishes to read this brilliant little tale.
December 14, 2023
Hjärta och smärta under första halvan av 1800-talet. Något helt annat än Frankenstein, som är det enda jag tidigare har läst av Shelley, och jag gillade denna novell bättre.
(Novelljulkalender 2023 - egenmixad)
(Novelljulkalender 2023 - egenmixad)
June 1, 2022
Söt novell
January 20, 2023
Wow.
"Deja ir lo que no es tuyo, por algo no lo es"
Esa es la enseñanza que me dejó una historia tan corta y tan sorpresiva.
"Deja ir lo que no es tuyo, por algo no lo es"
Esa es la enseñanza que me dejó una historia tan corta y tan sorpresiva.
February 28, 2023
så mycket känslor på så lite sidor, imponerande
March 20, 2023
Rätt dramatisk och även förutsägbar…
June 28, 2023
It was like a perfectly triangular love triangle
August 6, 2023
En lille novelle om dobbelt ulykkelig kærlighed.
August 20, 2023
Pas emballée par l'histoire, bien écrite cependant
Le fait que je lise jamais de nouvelles a peut-être pas aidé
Le fait que je lise jamais de nouvelles a peut-être pas aidé
April 30, 2024
3.5
Skøn og trist historie. Især hvis man tænker at den eftersigende skulle være baseret på eller inspireret af hendes egen historie med hendes halvsøster og hendes mand.
Skøn og trist historie. Især hvis man tænker at den eftersigende skulle være baseret på eller inspireret af hendes egen historie med hendes halvsøster og hendes mand.
December 3, 2024
A love triangle ‘twixt man and friended women. Utterly predictable. Nothing very special. Could have been written by a neighbor down most streets.
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