Readings on Frankenstein

Nardo, Don, 1947- (Added Author).

Summary: A thematic examination of Shelley's novel offers a biographical overview of the author, critical essays by varied experts, and a discussion of concurrent historical events.

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ISBN: 0737701838 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780737701838 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 073770182X (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780737701821 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
160 p. ; 23 cm.
Publisher: San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press, c2000.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-152) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The story, its conception, and the sources of its ideas. The story of Frankenstein / Leslie Halliwell ; How the author conceived the basic premise / Mary Shelley ; Frankenstein's exploitation of the Prometheus myths / M.K. Joseph ; The monster modeled on Milton's Adam / Christopher Small ; Frankenstein explores the destructive potential of science / Elizabeth Nitchie -- Social and psychological themes in Frankenstein. Society unfairly associates physical deformity with monstrosity / Judith Halberstam ; Abandonment and lack of proper nurture shape the monster's nature / Anne K. Mellor ; Victor and his creation struggle with gender identity / William Patrick Day ; Tampering in God's domain / Timothy J. Madigan ; Frankenstein's self-centeredness leads inevitably to self-destruction / Arthur Paul Patterson -- Stage and film adaptations of Frankenstein. Stage shows inspired by Frankenstein / Donald F. Glut ; Transferring the novel's gothic sensibilities to the screen / Wheeler Winston Dixon ; The 1951 film makes Frankenstein a cultural icon / David J. Skal ; Hammer's Frankenstein cycle emphasizes both old and new themes / Peter Hutchings.

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Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft 1797-1851
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Science fiction, English History and criticism
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Frankenstein, Victor (Fictitious character)
Scientists in literature
Monsters in literature
Frankenstein's monster (Fictitious character)
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