An edition of Frankenstein: How a Monster Became an Icon, The Science and Enduring Allure of Mary Shelley's Creation (2018)

Frankenstein

How a Monster Became an Icon, The Science and Enduring Allure of Mary Shelley's Creation

First Pegasus Books edition

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An edition of Frankenstein: How a Monster Became an Icon, The Science and Enduring Allure of Mary Shelley's Creation (2018)

Frankenstein

How a Monster Became an Icon, The Science and Enduring Allure of Mary Shelley's Creation

First Pegasus Books edition

by and

The tale of a tormented creature created in a laboratory began in 1816 in the imagination of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. Since its publication in 1818 "Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus" has spread around the globe through every possible medium and variation.. Yet in it's long history, Frankenstein's central premise - that science, not magic or God, can create a living being, and thus these creators must answer for their actions - is most relevant today as scientists approach creating synthetic life. In its popular and cultural weight and its expression of the ethical issues raised by the advance of science, physicist Sidney Perkowitz and film expert Eddy Von Mueller have brought together scholars and scientists, artists and directors to celebrate and examine Mary Shelley's creation and its legacy as the monster moves into his next century.

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Pegasus Books
Language
English
Pages
239

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Subjects

Science in popular culture, Science in literature, Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822, English literature, history and criticism, 19th century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, HISTORY / Social History

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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851), Frankenstein's Monster (Fictitious character)
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Cover of: Frankenstein
Frankenstein: How a Monster Became an Icon, The Science and Enduring Allure of Mary Shelley's Creation
2018, Pegasus Books
Hardcover in English - First Pegasus Books edition
Cover of: Frankenstein
Frankenstein: How a Monster Became an Icon, The Science and Enduring Allure of Mary Shelley's Creation
2018, Pegasus Books
Digital book in English - First Pegasus Books edition

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Table of Contents

"Hideous progeny" / by Catherine Ross Nickerson
Franklin to Frankenstein / by Dwayne Godwin and Jorge Cham
Frankenstein / by Laura Otis
Who is a monster, when? / by Steven J. Kraftchick
Frankenstein at the boundaries of life, death, and film / by Evan Lieberman
Frankenstein, young and old : an interview with Mel Brooks / by Kevin LaGrandeur
Since Frankenstein / by Alexis Gambis
Life after death / by Jaime Paglia
Monster no more / by Eddy von Mueller
The face of the fiend / by Eddy von Mueller
Frankenstein's creatures / by Carol Colatrella
Frankenstein and synthetic life / by Sidney Perkowitz
What would Mary Shelley say today? / by Jay Goodwin and David Lynn.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and filmography (pages 227-238).

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New York, NY, USA, London, UK
Copyright Date
2018

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823/.7
Library of Congress
PR5397.F73 F72 2018, PR5397.F73, PR5397.F73 F69 2018

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
xvi, 239p., 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
239
Dimensions
9.4 x 6.4 x 1 inches
Weight
15.2 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26945486M
ISBN 10
1681776294
ISBN 13
9781681776293
OCLC/WorldCat
1016449946
Library Thing
20498503
Goodreads
35407556

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