Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

ene 1869 · Sever, Francis, & Company

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Frankenstein was published in 1818, the work of a 21-year-old genius named Mary Shelley. Hundreds of movies, adaptations, and monster masks later, its reputation remains so lively that the title has become its own word in the English language. Victor Frankenstein, a scientist, discovers the secret of reanimating the dead. After he rejects his hideous creation, not even the farthest poles of the earth will keep his bitter monster from seeking an inhuman revenge. Inspired by a uniquely Romantic view of science’s possibilities, Shelley’s masterpiece ultimately wrestles with the hidden shadows of the human mind.

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Lo recomiendo para los que quieren practicar su inglés y aprender vocabulario. La historia, para mí, refleja la soberbia, desinterés por el prójimo, venganza, jugar a ser Dios y otros aspectos negativos de la naturaleza humana. El verdadero monstruo es el creador, quien no supo ser un "buen padre" para aceptarlo, guiarlo y enseñarle que las apariencias no definen lo que eres, y los resultados de eso fue un círculo vicioso de odio-venganza sin sentido.

This is a classic tale, the monster have been taken to movies, sequel novels, cartoon and every media available, bur nothing like the original classic with that narrative and that 18 century feeling.

Apropiado para perfeccionar nuestro ingles. Es fácil de traducir ya que no emplea giros idiomáticos ni demasiadas palabras raras¿

Acerca del autor

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was born in London in 1797, the daughter of well-known intellectuals. She married the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1816 and spent much of her adulthood in continental Europe, surrounded by her friends in the English Romantic Movement. Her tumultuous life included the loss of three children in infancy and her husband’s death by drowning in 1822. Nevertheless, her contributions to English literature continue to fascinate and inspire readers and artists alike.