Frankenstein, creation, and monstrosity / edited by Stephen Bann.
Frankenstein, creation, and monstrosity / edited by Stephen Bann.
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Publisher
London : Reaktion Books, 1994.
Date
1994.
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N823.7/S545.1/19
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Language
English
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Physical content
viii, 215 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction / Stephen Bann -- 1. Rewriting the Family: Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' in its Biographical/Textual Context / Elisabeth Bronfen -- 2. Frankenstein and Natural Magic / Crosbie Smith -- 3. Melancholy Reflection: Constructing an Identity for Unveilers of Nature / Ludmilla Jordanova -- 4....
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Publisher
London : Reaktion Books, 1994.
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England
Date Published
1994.
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Summary
"Some of the most significant currents in modern intellectual and cultural history pass by way of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1816). By choosing in her book as a guiding theme the idea of the scientist who creates a monster, she both revives for the Romantic period the traditional link between scientific experiment and natural magic, and makes her...
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Frankenstein, creation, and monstrosity / edited by Stephen Bann.
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Critical views.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-212) and index.
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N823.7/S545.1/19
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74VMxJgKNQVO
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ISBN
0948462604 (pbk)
9780948462597
0948462590
9780948462603 (pbk)
0948462604 (pbk)
9780948462603 (pbk)
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823.7
MMS ID
991002660749702626
