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245 10 a| Monstrous progenyh| [electronic resource] :b| a history of the Frankenstein narratives /c| Lester D. Friedman and Allison B. Kavey.;

260 a| New Brunswick, New Jersey :b| Rutgers University Press,c| [2016];

300 a| xi, 236 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-228) and index.;

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520 a| "Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein is its own type of monster mythos that will not die, a corpus whose parts keep getting harvested to animate new artistic creations. What makes this tale so adaptable and so resilient that, nearly 200 years later, it remains vitally relevant in a culture radically different from the one that spawned its birth? Monstrous Progeny takes readers on a fascinating exploration of the Frankenstein family tree, tracing the literary and intellectual roots of Shelley's novel from the sixteenth century and analyzing the evolution of the book's figures and themes into modern productions that range from children's cartoons to pornography. Along the way, media scholar Lester D. Friedman and historian Allison B. Kavey examine the adaptation and evolution of Victor Frankenstein and his monster across different genres and in different eras. In doing so, they demonstrate how Shelley's tale and its characters continue to provide crucial reference points for current debates about bioethics, artificial intelligence, cyborg lifeforms, and the limits of scientific progress. Blending an extensive historical overview with a detailed analysis of key texts, the authors reveal how the Frankenstein legacy arose from a series of fluid intellectual contexts and continues to pulsate through an extraordinary body of media products. Both thought-provoking and entertaining, Monstrous Progeny offers a lively look at an undying and significant cultural phenomenon. "--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Monstrous progeny a history of the Frankenstein narratives / Lester D. Friedman and Allison B. Kavey.

Author/creator	Friedman, Lester D.
Other author	Kavey, Allison, 1977-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2016]
Description	xi, 236 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from JSTOR eBooks
Subjects	Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851--Adapatations. Frankenstein, Victor (Fictitious character)--Miscellanea. Frankenstein's Monster (Fictitious character)--Miscellanea. Monsters in mass media.

Abstract	"Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein is its own type of monster mythos that will not die, a corpus whose parts keep getting harvested to animate new artistic creations. What makes this tale so adaptable and so resilient that, nearly 200 years later, it remains vitally relevant in a culture radically different from the one that spawned its birth? Monstrous Progeny takes readers on a fascinating exploration of the Frankenstein family tree, tracing the literary and intellectual roots of Shelley's novel from the sixteenth century and analyzing the evolution of the book's figures and themes into modern productions that range from children's cartoons to pornography. Along the way, media scholar Lester D. Friedman and historian Allison B. Kavey examine the adaptation and evolution of Victor Frankenstein and his monster across different genres and in different eras. In doing so, they demonstrate how Shelley's tale and its characters continue to provide crucial reference points for current debates about bioethics, artificial intelligence, cyborg lifeforms, and the limits of scientific progress. Blending an extensive historical overview with a detailed analysis of key texts, the authors reveal how the Frankenstein legacy arose from a series of fluid intellectual contexts and continues to pulsate through an extraordinary body of media products. Both thought-provoking and entertaining, Monstrous Progeny offers a lively look at an undying and significant cultural phenomenon. "-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-228) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2015047575
ISBN	9780813564241 (hardback)
ISBN	9780813564234 (pbk.)

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