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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
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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 Shelleyβs 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, βFrankensteinβ became a byword for any new, disturbing developments in science, technology, and human imagination. The editorsβ Introduction explores the fableβs continuing presence in popular culture and intellectual life as well as the novelβs genesis and composition. Mary Shelleyβs 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 editorsβ 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 Shelleyβs literary and social world, in the range of artwork inspired by her novel, as well as in Frankensteinβs 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 Shelleyβs novel and the Romantic era in which it was created.
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