Title:
The annotated Frankenstein / Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley ; edited by Susan Wolfson and Ronald Levao.
Author:
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851.
Wolfson, Susan J., 1948-
Levao, Ronald.
Publication Information:
Cambridge, Mass. : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2012.
Call Number:
PR5397 .F7 2012
Abstract:
A monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator, in an annotated edition that offers insights into Shelley's literary and social worlds.
This annotated edition offers insights into Shelley's literary and social worlds, and shows how she developed the story of a monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies. The monster develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator. The commentary places her work into a fresh light, deepening the readers' understanding of the novel and the Romantic Era in which it was created.
ISBN:
9780674055520
Physical Description:
387 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm
Contents:
Introduction -- Texts and authorship -- Frankenstein; or, The modern Prometheus, 1818 : Volume I. Preface/Walton's letters/Chapters I-VII ; Volume II. Chapters I-IX ; Volume III. Chapters I-VII -- Frankenstein; or, The modern Prometheus, 1831: Editors' introduction ; Mary Shelley's introduction ; Sample of revised passages -- Timelines.
Personal Subject:
Uniform Title:
Frankenstein
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