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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... nature. In the novel itself, Victor Frankenstein is understandably reluctant to reveal how he gave life to his creature; but there are clues to what Mary Shelley had in mind. In her Introduction she recalls the talk about Erasmus Darwin ...
... nature. In the novel itself, Victor Frankenstein is understandably reluctant to reveal how he gave life to his creature; but there are clues to what Mary Shelley had in mind. In her Introduction she recalls the talk about Erasmus Darwin ...
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... natural man and of his dealings with his creator, which might be described (with important reservations) as a sort of Godwinian Genesis. The theme is stated plainly at the beginning of the monster's conversation with his maker (p. 100): ...
... natural man and of his dealings with his creator, which might be described (with important reservations) as a sort of Godwinian Genesis. The theme is stated plainly at the beginning of the monster's conversation with his maker (p. 100): ...
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... natural life, with 'the vast wilds of South America' for his Eden. Frankenstein is moved to pity; it is only when he revolts and destroys his second, half-formed creature that the monster finally becomes a fallen angel, a Satan bent on ...
... natural life, with 'the vast wilds of South America' for his Eden. Frankenstein is moved to pity; it is only when he revolts and destroys his second, half-formed creature that the monster finally becomes a fallen angel, a Satan bent on ...
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... nature. Frankenstein sins against the Godwinian ideal of social benevolence; in describing him, Mary probably had in mind the proem to Shelley's Alastor, or the Spirit of Solitude, in which he described his own vigils in the charnel ...
... nature. Frankenstein sins against the Godwinian ideal of social benevolence; in describing him, Mary probably had in mind the proem to Shelley's Alastor, or the Spirit of Solitude, in which he described his own vigils in the charnel ...
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... nature, and awaken thrilling horror—one to make the reader dread to look round, to curdle the blood, and quicken the beatings of the heart. If I did not accomplish these things, my ghost story would be unworthy of its name. I thought ...
... nature, and awaken thrilling horror—one to make the reader dread to look round, to curdle the blood, and quicken the beatings of the heart. If I did not accomplish these things, my ghost story would be unworthy of its name. I thought ...
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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