| Creator Mary Shelley (1797-1851) |
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| Total Entries 3 |
| Articles The Strange and Twisted Life of “Frankenstein” – The New Yorker Mary Shelley – Wikipedia |
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“Cursed, cursed creator!” Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, usually abbreviated to Frankenstein is a novel by Mary Shelley. It was originally published in 1818. It had a 1823 reprint without Shelley’s involvement and a third edition in 1831, this time with significant edits from the author. Frankenstein is considered a “Trope Maker” of Science Fiction… and inarguably has vast historical significance… The subtitle, The Modern Prometheus, compares Victor Frankenstein to the Greek titan Prometheus, who brought the secret of fire from Mount Olympus to mortal men, reflecting on Frankenstein’s spiritual would-be theft of the secret to creating life — but like Prometheus, Frankenstein also came to regret his transgression… Many would say that Frankenstein was the ultimate warning of “Science Is Bad”, though similar stories were common throughout the industrial revolution and it is not even clear whether the act of creating the Monster was bad in itself, if the world wasn’t ready for it, or Frankenstein was just a horrible and abusive parent. ~ Frankenstein – TV Tropes
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