Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Frankenstein: or `The Modern Prometheus': The 1818 Text (Oxford World's Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780198840824
- author:
- Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 304
- Dimensions:
- 19.5 x 12.7 x 1.4 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary Criticsm
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Under the dim light of the moon, a figure emerges from the shadows. The creature, brought into being by a scientist's obsessive pursuit of knowledge, stands before its creator, its eyes fixed on the person who gave it life. This is the tale of Frankenstein, a story of the dangers of unchecked ambition and the consequences of playing God.
Written by Mary Shelley at just eighteen years old, Frankenstein is a work of Gothic horror that explores the threats to humanity posed by accelerating technological progress. The novel, first published in 1818, is a powerful warning about the risks of scientific discovery without moral responsibility.
This edition, based on the original text, provides a detailed understanding of the intellectual context in which Shelley was writing, and how her novel has become a byword for controversial practices in science and medicine. A thought-provoking exploration of power, creativity, and what it means to be human, Frankenstein continues to shape our thinking to this day.
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