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

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Edition:	First Pegasus Books edition.
Imprint:	New York : Pegasus Books, 2018. ©2018
Description:	xvi, 239 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, -- 1797-1851. -- Frankenstein. Frankenstein's Monster -- (Fictitious character) Frankenstein's Monster -- (Fictitious character) Frankenstein (Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft) Science in literature. Science in popular culture. Science in literature. Science in popular culture.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11398627

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Other authors / contributors:	Perkowitz, Sidney, editor. Mueller, Eddy von editor
ISBN:	9781681776293 1681776294
Notes:	Bibliographies, filmographies, and notes : pages 227-238.
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 it's 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 wieght 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.

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Call Number:	PR5397.F73 F73 2018
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