The annotated Frankenstein / Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley ; edited by Susan Wolfson and Ronald Levao.

Author/creator Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Other author Wolfson, Susan J., 1948-
Other author Levao, Ronald.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2012.
Description387 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm
Subjects

Uniform titleFrankenstein
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.
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.
Abstract 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 377-381).
Genre/formFiction.
Genre/formGothic fiction.
Genre/formHorror fiction.
Genre/formCommentaren (vorm)
Genre/formRomans (teksten)
LCCN 2012024171
ISBN9780674055520
ISBN0674055527

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Joyner General Stacks PR5397 .F7 2012C ✔ Available Place Hold