Frankenstein

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Revolutionary horror classic for classic literature lovers.

Frankenstein is a must-read for those interested in gothic literature and the exploration of scientific ethics. It delves into the complexities and consequences of playing god by creating life artificially. The Norton Critical Edition provides a comprehensive analysis of the work's impact, influence, and history. It also includes additional texts and illustrations that enrich the reading experience.

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Frankenstein

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ISBN: 9780393927931
Date of Publication: 2012-02-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science Fiction, Horror, Fantasy
Related Topics: Fantasy, Gothic, Science Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.87
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Almost two centuries after its publication, Frankenstein remains an indisputably classic text and Mary Shelley’s finest work.This extensively revised Norton Critical Edition includes new texts and illustrative materials that convey the enduring global conversation about Frankenstein and its author. The text is that of the 1818 first edition, published in three volumes by Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, and Jones. It is accompanied by an expansive new preface, explanatory annotations, a map of Geneva and its environs, and seven illustrations, five of them new to the Second Edition.Context is provided in three supporting sections: “Circumstance, Influence, Composition, Revision,” “Reception, Impact, Adaptation,” and “Sources, Influences, Analogues.” Among the Second Edition’s new inclusions are historical-cultural studies by Susan Tyler Hitchcock, William St. Clair, and Elizabeth Young; Chris Baldrick on the novel’s reception; and David Pirie on the novel’s many film adaptations. Related excerpts from the Bible and from John Milton’s Paradise Lost are now included, as is Charles Lamb’s poem “The Old Familiar Faces.”“Criticism” collects sixteen major interpretations of Frankenstein, nine of them new to the Second Edition. The new contributors are Peter Brooks, Bette London, Garrett Stewart, James. A. W. Heffernan, Patrick Brantlinger, Jonathan Bate, Anne Mellor, Jane Goodall, and Christa Knellwolf.A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included.
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Revolutionary horror classic for classic literature lovers.

Frankenstein is a must-read for those interested in gothic literature and the exploration of scientific ethics. It delves into the complexities and consequences of playing god by creating life artificially. The Norton Critical Edition provides a comprehensive analysis of the work's impact, influence, and history. It also includes additional texts and illustrations that enrich the reading experience.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.