Frankenstein (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
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Frankenstein (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)

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Frankenstein (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)

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Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:

  • New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
  • Biographies of the authors
  • Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events
  • Footnotes and endnotes
  • Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work
  • Comments by other famous authors
  • Study questions to challenge the readers viewpoints and expectations
  • Bibliographies for further reading
  • Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate
  • All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each readers understanding of these enduring works. Mary Shelley began writing Frankenstein when she was only eighteen. At once a Gothic thriller, a passionate romance, and a cautionary tale about the dangers of science, Frankenstein tells the story of committed science student Victor Frankenstein. Obsessed with discovering "the cause of generation and life" and "bestowing animation upon lifeless matter, " Frankenstein assembles a human being from stolen body parts but; upon bringing it to life, he recoils in horror at the creature's hideousness. Tormented by isolation and loneliness, the once-innocent creature turns to evil and unleashes a campaign of murderous revenge against his creator. Frankenstein, an instant bestseller and an important ancestor of both the horror and science fiction genres, not only tells a terrifying story, but also raises profound, disturbing questions about the very nature of life and the place of humankind within the cosmos: What does it mean to be human? What responsibilities do we have to each other? How far can we go in tampering with Nature? In our age, filled with news of organ donation genetic engineering, and bio-terrorism, these questions are more relevant than ever.

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Publisher
Barnes & Noble Classics
Year
2009
ISBN
9781411432222
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Classics
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. FROM THE PAGES OF FRANKENSTEIN
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. MARY SHELLEY
  5. THE WORLD OF MARY SHELLEY AND FRANKENSTEIN
  6. Introduction
  7. Praise
  8. Dedication
  9. AUTHOR’S INTRODUCTION
  10. PREFACE
  11. CHAPTER I
  12. CHAPTER II
  13. CHAPTER III
  14. CHAPTER IV
  15. CHAPTER V
  16. CHAPTER VI
  17. CHAPTER VII
  18. CHAPTER VIII
  19. CHAPTER IX
  20. CHAPTER X
  21. CHAPTER XI
  22. CHAPTER XII
  23. CHAPTER XIII
  24. CHAPTER XIV
  25. CHAPTER XV
  26. CHAPTER XVI
  27. CHAPTER XVII
  28. CHAPTER XVIII
  29. CHAPTER XIX
  30. CHAPTER XX
  31. CHAPTER XXI
  32. CHAPTER XXII
  33. CHAPTER XXIII
  34. CHAPTER XXIV
  35. ENDNOTES
  36. INSPIRED BY FRANKENSTEIN
  37. COMMENTS & QUESTIONS
  38. FOR FURTHER READING