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The Belknap Press of Harvard University
November 2012
On Sale: October 31, 2012
Featuring: Victor Frankenstein
400 pages
ISBN: 0674055527
EAN: 9780674055520
Hardcover
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First published in 1818, Frankenstein has spellbound,
disturbed, and fascinated readers for generations. One of
the most haunting and enduring works ever written in
English, it has inspired numerous retellings and sequels in
virtually every medium, making the Frankenstein myth
familiar even to those who have never read a word of Mary
Shelley’s remarkable novel. Now, this freshly annotated,
illustrated edition illuminates the novel and its
electrifying afterlife with unmatched detail and
vitality. From the first decade after publication,
“Frankenstein” became a byword for any new, disturbing
developments in science, technology, and human imagination.
The editors’ Introduction explores the fable’s continuing
presence in popular culture and intellectual life as well as
the novel’s genesis and composition. Mary Shelley’s
awareness of European politics and history, her interest in
the poets and philosophical debates of the day, and
especially her genius in distilling her personal traumas
come alive in this engaging essay. The editors’
commentary, placed conveniently alongside the text, provides
stimulating company. Their often surprising observations are
drawn from a lifetime of reading and teaching the novel. A
wealth of illustrations, many in color, immerses the reader
in Shelley’s literary and social world, in the range of
artwork inspired by her novel, as well as in Frankenstein’s
provocative cinematic career. The fresh light that The
Annotated Frankenstein casts on a story everyone thinks
is familiar will delight readers while deepening their
understanding of Mary Shelley’s novel and the Romantic era
in which it was created.
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