This book surveys the early history of one of our most important modern myths: the story of Frankenstein and the monster he created from dismembered corpses, as it appeared in fictional and other writings before its translation to the cinema screen. It examines the range of meanings which Mary Shelley's Frankenstein offers in the light of the political images of `monstrosity' generated by the French Revolution. Later chapters trace the myth's analogues and protean transformations in subsequent writings, from the tales of ...
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This book surveys the early history of one of our most important modern myths: the story of Frankenstein and the monster he created from dismembered corpses, as it appeared in fictional and other writings before its translation to the cinema screen. It examines the range of meanings which Mary Shelley's Frankenstein offers in the light of the political images of `monstrosity' generated by the French Revolution. Later chapters trace the myth's analogues and protean transformations in subsequent writings, from the tales of Hoffmann and Hawthorne to the novels of Dickens, Melville, Conrad, and Lawrence, taking in the historical and political writings of Carlyle and Marx as well as the science fiction of Stevenson and Wells. The author shows that while the myth did come to be applied metaphorically to technological development, its most powerful associations have centred on relationships between people, in the family, in work, and in politics.
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Good Condition. A few minor external scuffs and nicks. Pages free from notes or highlighting. Overall, sound and serviceable. Publisher's note: A survey of the early history of a myth: the story of Frankenstein as it appeared in fictional and other writings before its translation to the cinema screen. The author shows how this myth became associated with technological development, and human relationships. Size: 21.6 x 14.2 x 1.4 cm. 207 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; English literature--19th century--History and criticism; Monsters in literature; ISBN: 0198122497. ISBN/EAN: 9780198122494. Add. Inventory No: 240318SWG006024.
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