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

Title
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.
Publication
  • New York : Pegasus Books, 2018.
  • ©2018

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Additional Authors
  • Perkowitz, Sidney
  • Mueller, Eddy von
Description
xvi, 239 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 24 cm
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 its 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.
Subject
  • Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851
  • Frankenstein's Monster (Fictitious character)
  • Frankenstein (Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft)
  • Science in literature
  • Science in popular culture
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and filmography (pages 227-238).
Contents
"Hideous progeny" : telling a tale of monsters in Frankenstein / Catherine Ross Nickerson -- Franklin to Frankenstein / Dwayne Godwin and Jorge Cham -- Frankenstein : representing the emotions of unwanted creatures / Laura Otis -- Who is a monster, when? / Steven J. Kraftchick -- Frankenstein at the boundaries of life, death, and film / Evan Lieberman -- Frankenstein, young and old : an interview with Mel Brooks / Kevin LaGrandeur -- Since Frankenstein : experimental science and experimental film / Alexis Gambis -- Life after death : a love story, "when Fargo met Holly" / Jaime Paglia -- Monster no more : a conversation with the creators of Penny Dreadful and I, Frankenstein / Eddy von Mueller -- The face of the fiend : media, industry, and the evolving image of Frankenstein's monster / Eddy von Mueller -- Frankenstein's creatures : the pleasures of toys, games, and costumes / Carol Colatrella -- Frankenstein and synthetic life : fiction, science, and ethics / Sidney Perkowitz -- What would Mary Shelley say today? / Jay Goodwin and David Lynn.
Call Number
JFE 18-3214
ISBN
  • 9781681776293
  • 1681776294
OCLC
1016449946
Title
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.
Publisher
New York : Pegasus Books, 2018.
Copyright Date
©2018
Edition
First Pegasus Books edition.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and filmography (pages 227-238).
Added Author
Perkowitz, Sidney, editor.
Mueller, Eddy von, editor.
Research Call Number
JFE 18-3214
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