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First Pegasus books edition. |
| Description |
xvi, 239 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
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National/regional group: nat Georgians lcdgt |
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Gender group: gdr Men lcdgt |
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Perkowitz: Occupation/field of activity group: occ University and college faculty members lcdgt |
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Perkowitz: National/regional group: nat Washingtonians (Washington State) lcdgt |
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Mueller: Occupation/field of activity group: occ Motion picture directors lcdgt |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and filmography (pages 227-238). |
| Summary |
Few creations have risen from literary origins to reach worldwide importance like Frankenstein. This landmark volume celebrates teh vicentenary of Mary Shelley's creation and its indelible impact on art, culture, and science. The tale of a tormented creature created in a laboratory began on a rainy night in 1816 in the imgaination of an eighteen-year-old Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, newly married to the celebrated Romantic poet Percy Shelley. Since its publication in 1818, Frankenstein, or The modern Prometheus has spread around the globe through every possible medium and variation. Frankenstein has not been out of print once in 200 years. It has appeared in hundreds of editions, perhaps more than any other novel. It has inspired a multitude of stage and screen adaptations, the latest appearing just last year. "Frankenstein" has become an indelible part of popular culture, shorthand for anything bizarre and human-made ("Frankenfood") and a Halloween favorite. Yet for all its long history, Frankenstein's central premise - that science, not magic of God, can create a living being, and thus these creators must answer for their actions - is most relevant today as scientists approach creating synthetic life. In its popular and cultural weight and its expression of the ethical issues raised by the advance of science, physicist Sidney Perkowitz and film expert Eddy Von Mueller have brought together scholars and scientists, artists and directors - including Mel Brooks - to celebrate and examine Mary Shelle's marvelous creation and its legacy as the monster moves into his next century. -- From dust jacket. |
| Contents |
"Hideous progeny" : telling a tale of monsters in Frankenstein / Catherine Ross Nickerson -- Franklin to Frankenstein / Dwayne Godwin and Jorge Cham -- Frankenstein : representing the emotions of unwanted creatures / Laura Otis -- Who is a monster, when? / Steven J. Kraftchick -- Frankenstein at the boundaries of life, death, and film / Evan Lieberman -- Frankenstein, young and old : an interview with Mel Brooks / Kevin LaGrandeur -- Since Frankenstein : experimental science and experimental film / Alexis Gambis -- Life after death : a love story, "when Fargo met Holly" / Jaime Paglia -- Monster no more : a conversation with the creators of Penny Dreadful and I, Frankenstein / Eddy von Mueller -- The face of the fiend : media, industry, and the evolving image of Frankenstein's monster / Eddy von Mueller -- Frankenstein's creatures : the pleasures of toys, games, and costumes / Carol Colatrella -- Frankenstein and synthetic life : fiction, science, and ethics / Sidney Perkowitz -- What would Mary Shelley say today? / Jay Goodwin and David Lynn. |
| Subject |
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851. Frankenstein.
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Frankenstein's Monster (Fictitious character)
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Science in literature.
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Science in popular culture.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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HISTORY -- Social History.
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Frankenstein's Monster (Fictitious character) (OCoLC)fst01750124
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Frankenstein (Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft) (OCoLC)fst01357605
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Science in literature. (OCoLC)fst01108731
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Science in popular culture. (OCoLC)fst01108734
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Shelley, Mary 1797-1851 Frankenstein
(DE-588)4220200-0
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Frankenstein Fiktive Gestalt (DE-588)119261448
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Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851. Frankenstein.
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Frankenstein's Monster Fictitious character.
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| Genre/Form |
Literary criticism. (OCoLC)fst01986215
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Essays. (OCoLC)fst01919922
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Essays.
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Literary criticism.
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| Added Author |
Perkowitz, Sidney, editor.
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Mueller, Eddy von, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781681776293 (hardcover) |
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1681776294 (hardcover) |
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