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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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- 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
- 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
- textstill 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