Frankenstein: Or, The Modern Prometheus

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Frankenstein: Or, The Modern PrometheusISBN13:9781495206443ISBN10:1495206440Author:Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft (Author)Description:(This is a RePrint) - Frankenstein, Or The Modern Prometheus, Is A Novel Written By British Author Mary Shelley About Eccentric Scientist Victor Frankenstein, Who Creates A Grotesque Creature In An Unorthodox Scientific Experiment Shelley Started Writing The Story When She Was Eighteen, And The Novel Was Published When She Was Twenty The First Edition Was Published Anonymously In London In 1818 Shelley's Name Appears On The Second Edition, Published In France In 1823 Shelley Had Travelled In The Region Of Geneva, Where Much Of The Story Takes Place, And The Topics Of Galvanism And Other Similar Occult Ideas Were Themes Of Conversation Among Her Companions, Particularly Her Future Husband, Percy Shelley The Storyline Emerged From A Dream Mary, Percy, Lord Byron, And John Polidori Decided To Have A Competition To See Who Could Write The Best Horror Story After Thinking For Days About What Her Possible Storyline Could Be, Shelley Dreamt About A Scientist Who Created Life And Was Horrified By What He Had Made She Then Wrote Frankenstein Frankenstein Is Infused With Some Elements Of The Gothic Novel And The Romantic Movement And Is Also Considered To Be One Of The Earliest Examples Of Science Fiction Brian Aldiss Has Argued That It Should Be Considered The First True Science Fiction Story, Because Unlike In 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 Across Literature And Popular Culture And Spawned A Complete Genre Of Horror Stories, Films, And Plays Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date:2014-01-15Weight:0.66 lbsDimensions:0.46'' H x 9.02'' L x 5.98'' WNumber of Pages:200Language:English

Price: 10.84 USD

Location: USA

End Time: 2024-11-28T12:24:39.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD