Bibliograph

Frankenstein, how a monster became an icon, the science and enduring allure of Mary Shelley's creation, edited by Sidney Perkowitz and Eddy Von Mueller

Type

Label

Frankenstein, how a monster became an icon, the science and enduring allure of Mary Shelley's creation, edited by Sidney Perkowitz and Eddy Von Mueller

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and filmography (pages 227-238)

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Frankenstein

Nature of contents

filmographiesbibliography

Oclc number

1016449946

Responsibility statement

edited by Sidney Perkowitz and Eddy Von Mueller

Sub title

how a monster became an icon, the science and enduring allure of Mary Shelley's creation

Summary

The tale of a tormented creature created in a laboratory began in 1816 in the imagination of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. Since its publication in 1818 "Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus" has spread around the globe through every possible medium and variation.. Yet in it's long history, Frankenstein's central premise - that science, not magic or God, can create a living being, and thus these creators must answer for their actions - is most relevant today as scientists approach creating synthetic life. In its popular and cultural weight and its expression of the ethical issues raised by the advance of science, physicist Sidney Perkowitz and film expert Eddy Von Mueller have brought together scholars and scientists, artists and directors to celebrate and examine Mary Shelley's creation and its legacy as the monster moves into his next century

Table Of Contents

"Hideous progeny" / by Catherine Ross Nickerson -- Franklin to Frankenstein / by Dwayne Godwin and Jorge Cham -- Frankenstein / by Laura Otis -- Who is a monster, when? / by Steven J. Kraftchick -- Frankenstein at the boundaries of life, death, and film / by Evan Lieberman -- Frankenstein, young and old : an interview with Mel Brooks / by Kevin LaGrandeur -- Since Frankenstein / by Alexis Gambis -- Life after death / by Jaime Paglia -- Monster no more / by Eddy von Mueller -- The face of the fiend / by Eddy von Mueller -- Frankenstein's creatures / by Carol Colatrella -- Frankenstein and synthetic life / by Sidney Perkowitz -- What would Mary Shelley say today? / by Jay Goodwin and David Lynn

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