Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

janv. 1869 · Sever, Francis, & Company

À propos de cet e-book

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.

Notes et avis

It is one of the most influencing piece of English literature and for a good reason. Shelley's characters easily rejoin the gallery of cursed characters that European literature gave birth to such as Dr Jekyll, Dorian Gray and Faust. Her characters are literally swallowed by the indomitable stream of passions and thus irrevocably led to their own destruction.

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À propos de l'auteur

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.