出版社: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
副标题: Or, the Modern Prometheus
出版年: 1992-05-01
页数: 208
定价: GBP 1.99
装帧: Paperback
丛书: Wordsworth Classics
ISBN: 9781853260230
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Book Description
The Wordsworth Classics covers a huge list of beloved works of literature in English and translations. This growing series is rigorously updated, with scholarly introductions and notes added to new titles.
This novel is the deeply disturbing story of a monstrous creation which has terrified and chilled readers ever since its first publication in 1818. The nov...
Book Description
The Wordsworth Classics covers a huge list of beloved works of literature in English and translations. This growing series is rigorously updated, with scholarly introductions and notes added to new titles.
This novel is the deeply disturbing story of a monstrous creation which has terrified and chilled readers ever since its first publication in 1818. The novel is the outcome of reflection on Gothic horror, galvanism, the then theories concerning the origin of life and the myth of Prometheus.
Amazon.com
Frankenstein, loved by many decades of readers and praised by such eminent literary critics as Harold Bloom, seems hardly to need a recommendation. If you haven't read it recently, though, you may not remember the sweeping force of the prose, the grotesque, surreal imagery, and the multilayered doppelg?nger themes of Mary Shelley's masterpiece. As fantasy writer Jane Yolen writes of this (the reviewer's favorite) edition, "The strong black and whites of the main text [illustrations] are dark and brooding, with unremitting shadows and stark contrasts. But the central conversation with the monster--who owes nothing to the overused movie image … but is rather the novel's charnel-house composite--is where [Barry] Moser's illustrations show their greatest power ... The viewer can all but smell the powerful stench of the monster's breath as its words spill out across the page. Strong book-making for one of the world's strongest and most remarkable books." Includes an illuminating afterword by Joyce Carol Oates.
From 500 Great Books by Women; review by Jesse Larsen
After being rescued from an iceberg, Dr. Frankenstein relates his autobiography to the ship's captain, complete with vivid descriptions of his idyllic childhood and passionate cries of regret that not even his love for Elizabeth could control his fanatic ambition. Dr. Frankenstein has been consumed by his desire to create a fully-grown living creature. When he reaches his goal, he perceives his creation as a monster, immediately regrets his work, and promptly abandons it. We also hear the poignant voice of the monster as he describes the spurning and physical attacks he has endured because of his ugliness; his desolate pain and loneliness; how he learns to love; how he finally finds and tries, unsuccessfully, to make peace with his maker; how he learns to hate. A story within a story, Frankenstein is a subtle and ironic prophecy that raises the question of who exactly is the real monster in this story.
From Booklist
Part of the Whole Story series, this is the full text of Mary Shelley's classic gothic story, which was first published in 1818 and has been a wild success ever since. Philippe Munch's illustrations have none of the power of Barry Moser's unforgettable woodcuts that evoke the loneliness of the grotesque outsider (in the Pennyroyal edition published by the University of California Press in 1984). The design here is crowded, and the type is small. However, the many period prints and maps in color and in black and white, with long, detailed captions, do provide the historical setting for the story, its geography, customs, and ideas. Teens enthralled by pop versions of the myth as well as science fiction fans will be interested in going back to the full version of what has been called the first science fiction novel and learning about the circumstances under which it was written by a woman, just 18 years old, 170 years ago.
Hazel Rochman
From School Library Journal
Grade 9 Up-Full-color drawings, photographs, and reproductions with extended captions have been added to the unedited text of Shelley's novel, thus placing the work in the context of the era in which it was written. The artwork faithfully represents the text and makes this edition appealing to reluctant readers. Unfortunately, many of the captions provide tangential information that, although interesting, interrupts the flow of the story. However, readers will quickly learn that it is not necessary to read every caption and appreciate this volume for its many quality illustrations.
Michele Snyder, Chappaqua Public Library, NY
From AudioFile
With so many poor adaptations of Mary Shelley's classic work in all forms of media, it's refreshing to come across a production that retains the quality, premise, and themes of the original book. As the title and principal character, Dr. Frankenstein has an affected voice that suits his tragically ambitious character. The supporting cast works well in a full range of emotions. The script and vocal characterizations de-emphasize Shelley's vision of an intelligent and cunning monster, but this is a quibble. This production is a boon for students new to the book, teachers looking for supplemental classroom materials, and fans of classic literature. A.F.
About Author
Mary Shelley was born Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin on August 30, 1797 in London, the daughter of William Godwin--a radical philosopher and novelist, and Mary Wollstonecraft--a renowned feminist and the author of Vindication of the Rights of Woman. She eloped to France with Shelley in 1814, although they were not married until 1816, after the suicide of his first wife. She began work on Frankenstein in 1816 in Switzerland, while they were staying with Lord Byron, and it was published in 1818 to immediate acclaim. She died in London in 1851.
Book Dimension :
length: (cm)19.8 width:(cm)12.6
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玛丽·雪莱 作者
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玛丽·雪莱(1797-1851),英国著名小说家,因其一八一八年创作的《弗兰肯斯坦》被誉为科幻小说之母。
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0 有用 小南姐姐 2012-12-18 00:22:35
很爱 我真是心理变态
1 有用 Antigone 2011-03-09 15:29:36
这个Frankenstein,俨然就是卢梭君的化身啊!
1 有用 竹|荆襄妖道 2012-03-01 07:38:03
管生不管养带来的杯具。话说看完发现小时候好像看过缩写版=。=这么多年了真的对creature这种主题毫无抵抗力,处处戳泪点TAT 唯一不爽的是太罗唆了……前几章看得我各种ED慢得要死好不容易才撸完进入正题。
1 有用 maverick 2011-07-16 20:40:01
纪念史上第一本的原版小说通关
0 有用 monomania 2011-12-25 03:00:48
In essence the tale is a warning that meddling with nature is not a part of the natural order of things and that it will end in tragedy.
0 有用 榆杉子 2023-09-09 22:26:59 中国香港
废话太多了点,可以略读,但好的部分还是精彩的。既然故事是集体性逃避责任, 对他者的恐惧(怪物和科学家皆然),那嵌套的几层叙述者或许暗示《罗生门》式的不可靠叙事
0 有用 momo(已黑化) 2023-08-08 20:33:09 上海
A very enchanting story,and the slightly aching melancholy stirred up by the tragic ending of the story still linger on me. The main focus of the story is not about scientific wonder or design but abo... A very enchanting story,and the slightly aching melancholy stirred up by the tragic ending of the story still linger on me. The main focus of the story is not about scientific wonder or design but about purposes of existence,unremitting loneliness deep down the soul and ever-ending pursuit of companion and love. (展开)
0 有用 xixi 2023-08-07 13:22:06 上海
reread
0 有用 hyungkkJyChen 2023-08-04 21:28:52 江苏
不愧为百年名著。Mary抓住了人类最普遍共通的情感——lonely以及discriminated,因此将科学怪人的形象设计得十分基础,具有极广泛的普遍性,让读者很容易产生共鸣。 船长属于工具人,就是为了完成整个故事从头到尾的倒叙、插叙、正叙的。 Frankenstein和creation的关系也很基础,是人类许多社会关系的母关系,最容易让读者想到的即是父母与子女。Frankenstein作为mod... 不愧为百年名著。Mary抓住了人类最普遍共通的情感——lonely以及discriminated,因此将科学怪人的形象设计得十分基础,具有极广泛的普遍性,让读者很容易产生共鸣。 船长属于工具人,就是为了完成整个故事从头到尾的倒叙、插叙、正叙的。 Frankenstein和creation的关系也很基础,是人类许多社会关系的母关系,最容易让读者想到的即是父母与子女。Frankenstein作为modern Prometheus自然也与原版Prometheus有许多异同之处,或者,我会把不同之处称之为“差距”,因为Frankenstein显然没有Prometheus如此负责。 (展开)
0 有用 🥥 2023-07-28 23:19:43 江苏
即便时代久远,有觉悟的人一直都在。