Frankenstein
Synopsis
"In this new edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, David Wootton's Introduction gives the reader both a clear and gripping account of the biographical circumstances that led to the novel&’s writing and the most striking and original interpretations of its central themes and of the intellectual and cultural influences on them. Offering a new account of the complex history of its composition, and drawing upon his deep knowledge of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century scientific debates, Wootton reveals the ways in which the origins of Shelley&’s novel are inextricably linked to conceptions of the origins of life itself. We have here a transformative reading of one of the world&’s best-known stories."—Laura Marcus, Goldsmiths&’ Professor of English Literature and Fellow of New College, University of Oxford
- Copyright:
- 2020 Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
Book Details
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- ISBN-13:
- 9781624669439
- Publisher:
- Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
- Date of Addition:
- 2020-09-16T07:01:30Z
- Language:
- English
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- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.