Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Mary Shelley: Frankenstein: Essays, Articles, Reviews

Mary Shelley: Frankenstein: Essays, Articles, Reviews

Schoene-Harwood, Berthold

Paperback

Series: Columbia Critical Guides

Literary CriticismGeneral Reference

ISBN10: 0231121938
ISBN13: 9780231121934
Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr
Published: Dec 27 2000
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.49
Height: 0.56 Width: 5.21 Depth: 7.81
Language: English
Mary Shelley's first novel has established itself as one of modernity's most compelling and ominous myths. Frankenstein poignantly captures the spirit of the early 1800s as an age of transition tragically divided between scientific progress and religious conservatism, revolutionary reform and conformist reaction. This Guide encapsulates the most important critical reactions to a novel that straddles the realms of both high literature and popular culture. The selections shed light on Frankenstein's historical and socio-political relevance, its innovative representations of science, gender, and identity, as well as its problematic cultural location between academic critique and creative production. Ranging from the first reviews in 1818 to postmodern readings of the mid-1990s, the Guide illuminates one of British literature's most spectacular novels.

Also in

Literary Criticism

View All