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Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment.
- Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley
- 1818
Learn about the plot, themes, and characters of Mary Shelley's classic Gothic and science fiction novel. Find study tools, quizzes, flashcards, and more to help you understand and analyze Frankenstein.
- I am by birth a Genevese, and my family is one of the most distinguished of that republic. My ancestors had been for many years counsellors and syndics, and my father had filled several public situations with honour and reputation.
- We were brought up together; there was not quite a year difference in our ages. I need not say that we were strangers to any species of disunion or dispute.
- When I had attained the age of seventeen my parents resolved that I should become a student at the university of Ingolstadt. I had hitherto attended the schools of Geneva, but my father thought it necessary for the completion of my education that I should be made acquainted with other customs than those of my native country.
- From this day natural philosophy, and particularly chemistry, in the most comprehensive sense of the term, became nearly my sole occupation. I read with ardour those works, so full of genius and discrimination, which modern inquirers have written on these subjects.
Learn about the plot, characters, themes and language of Frankenstein, a Gothic novel by Mary Shelley. Explore how the story explores ambition, monsters and revenge through different narrators and structures.
Frankenstein is the title character in Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, the prototypical ‘mad scientist’ who creates a monster by which he is eventually killed. The name Frankenstein has become attached to the creature itself, who has become one of the best-known monsters in the history of film.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 28, 2024 · Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley first published in 1818. The Gothic horror and science-fiction story follows a scientific genius dogged by insanity who brings to life a monster that torments him.
A comprehensive overview of Mary Shelley's classic novel Frankenstein, in which a scientist creates a monster and faces its consequences. Learn about the plot, characters, themes, and analysis of the story through a series of letters and narratives.
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