Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Name: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

This sourcebook examines Mary Shelley's novel within its literary and cultural contexts providing an ideal orientation in the novel, its reception history and the critical material which surrounds it. > \nMary Shelley's Frankenstein is one of the most widely studied works of English literature, and Frankenstein's creature is a key figure in the popular imagination.\n This sourcebook examines Mary Shelley's novel within its literary and cultural contexts, bringing together material on:\n *the contexts from which Frankenstein emerged\n *the novel's early reception\n *adaptation and performance of the work (from theatre to pop music)\n *recent criticism.\n All documents are discussed and explained. The volume also includes offers carefully annotated key passages from the novel itself and concludes with a list of recommended editions and further reading, to allow readers to pursue their study in the areas that interest them most. This sourcebook provides an ideal orientation to the no.