Bibliograph

Frankenstein,, or, the modern Prometheus, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Type

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Frankenstein,, or, the modern Prometheus, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Frankenstein,

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

795581581

Responsibility statement

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Sub title

or, the modern Prometheus

Summary

Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus, was completed by Mary Shelley at the age of 19. She infused this original novel with Gothic and Romantic elements. Scientist Victor Frankenstein creates a large and powerful creature in the likeness of man, but is disgusted by his own creation and he abandons the being to fend for itself. Spawning generations of horror stories in the genre, Frankenstein is a gruesome warning against playing God and attempting the engineering of life

Target audience

adult

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Creator