TheReadingWarehouse.com: Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus: Mary Shelley

Power Search

Low Price Guarantee

We Take School POs

Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus
Contributor(s): Shelley, Mary (Author)

View larger image

ISBN: 0464194601 ISBN-13: 9780464194606
Publisher: Blurb

OUR PRICE: $15.18

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2019

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Gothic
- Fiction | Science Fiction - General
- Fiction | Classics

Age Level: 18-UP

Grade Level: 13-UP

Lexile Measure: 630

Physical Information: 0.39" H x 6" W x 9" L (0.56 lbs) 184 pages

Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel written by English author Mary Shelley (1797-1851) that tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a hideous sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was 18, and the first edition was published anonymously in London on 1 January 1818, when she was 20. Her name first appeared on the second edition, published in 1823. Shelley travelled through Europe in 1814, journeying along the river Rhine in Germany with a stop in Gernsheim, 17 kilometres (11 mi) away from Frankenstein Castle, where, two centuries before, an alchemist engaged in experiments. Later, she travelled in the region of Geneva, Switzerland, where much of the story takes place. The topic of galvanism and occult ideas were themes of conversation among her companions, particularly her lover and future husband Percy B. Shelley. Mary, Percy and Lord Byron had a competition to see who could write the best horror story. After thinking for days, Shelley dreamt about a scientist who created life and was horrified by what he had made, inspiring the novel. Frankenstein is infused with elements of the Gothic novel and the Romantic movement. Brian Aldiss has argued that it should be considered the first true science fiction story because, in contrast to previous stories with fantastical elements resembling those of later science fiction, the central character "makes a deliberate decision" and "turns to modern experiments in the laboratory" to achieve fantastic results. It has had a considerable influence in literature and popular culture and spawned a complete genre of horror stories, films and plays.

Customers who bought this item also bought...