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Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus

Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Mary Shelley, Wendy Steiner (Introduction by)Series:Modern Library ClassicsPublish date:1/26/1999Pages:352
Language:EnglishPublisher:Modern LibraryISBN-13:9780375753411ISBN-10:375753419UPC:9780375753411Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Classics, Horror, Science FictionSize:7.20 x 4.70 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SC7CX0VB5K
Introduction by Wendy Steiner - Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read

At the age of eighteen, Mary Shelley, while staying in the Swiss Alps with her lover Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, and others, conceived the tale of Dr. Victor Frankenstein and the monster he brings to life. The resulting book, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, is a dark parable warning against the risks of scientific and creative endeavor, the corrupting influence of technology and progress, and the dangers of knowledge without understanding. Frankenstein was an instant bestseller on publication in 1818 and has long been regarded as a masterpiece of suspense, a classic of nineteenth-century Romanticism and Gothic horror, and the prototype of the science fiction novel. Though it has spawned countless imitations and adaptations, it remains the most powerful story of its kind.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Modern LibraryISBN-13:9780375753411ISBN-10:375753419UPC:9780375753411Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Classics, Horror, Science FictionSize:7.20 x 4.70 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SC7CX0VB5K
Wendy Steiner is the chair of the English department at the University of Pennsylvania and author of The Scandal of Pleasure.
Publisher: Modern Library

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