Frankenstein: or The Modern PrometheusShelley's suspenseful and intellectually rich gothic tale confronts some of the most important and enduring themes in all of literture—the power of human imagination, the potential hubris of science, the gulf between appearance and essence, the effects of human cruelty, the desire for revenge and the need for forgiveness, and much more. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. |
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... kind of crash-course in European civilization. These can be more easily forgiven if we take it that here, in the centre of the book, Mary Shelley is constructing something with the schematic character of a philosophic romance. The story ...
... kind of crash-course in European civilization. These can be more easily forgiven if we take it that here, in the centre of the book, Mary Shelley is constructing something with the schematic character of a philosophic romance. The story ...
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... kind and pursuing knowledge which, though not forbidden, is still dangerous. He is also a reflection of Frankenstein's own situation, and the quotation from Paradise Lost which appeared on the original title-page—the accusing words of ...
... kind and pursuing knowledge which, though not forbidden, is still dangerous. He is also a reflection of Frankenstein's own situation, and the quotation from Paradise Lost which appeared on the original title-page—the accusing words of ...
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... kind of independent mythic life, like that of Quixote or Crusoe. Frankenstein has appeared in numerous editions and in translations which have recently included Japanese, Russian, Urdu, Arabic, and Malayalam. A few years after it was ...
... kind of independent mythic life, like that of Quixote or Crusoe. Frankenstein has appeared in numerous editions and in translations which have recently included Japanese, Russian, Urdu, Arabic, and Malayalam. A few years after it was ...
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... kind. It is a subject also of additional interest to the author, that this story was begun in the majestic region where the scene is principally laid, and in society which cannot cease to be regretted. I passed the summer of 1816 in the ...
... kind. It is a subject also of additional interest to the author, that this story was begun in the majestic region where the scene is principally laid, and in society which cannot cease to be regretted. I passed the summer of 1816 in the ...
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affection appeared arrived beauty became become believe called cause child Clerval companion continued conversation cottage countenance creature dark dear death delight desire despair destroyed discovered dream earth Elizabeth endeavoured endured entered existence expressed eyes father fear feelings Felix felt fire followed Frankenstein Geneva gentle give hands happiness heard heart heavens hope horror human idea imagination Italy journey Justine kind lake leave letter light lived looked lost manner Mary means mind miserable monster months morning mountains murderer nature nearly never night opened passed peace perceived pleasure poor possessed present Prometheus promise pursue quitted reflect remained resolved rest scene seemed sensations Shelley sometimes soon soul sound spirit story strange suffered tale tears thing thought turned visited voice wind wish wonder wood wretched