The Resource Monstrous progeny : a history of the Frankenstein narratives, Lester D. Friedman and Allison B. Kavey
Monstrous progeny : a history of the Frankenstein narratives, Lester D. Friedman and Allison B. Kavey
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- Summary
- "Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein is its own type of monster mythos that will not die, a corpus whose parts keep getting harvested to animate new artistic creations. What makes this tale so adaptable and so resilient that, nearly 200 years later, it remains vitally relevant in a culture radically different from the one that spawned its birth? Monstrous Progeny takes readers on a fascinating exploration of the Frankenstein family tree, tracing the literary and intellectual roots of Shelley's novel from the sixteenth century and analyzing the evolution of the book's figures and themes into modern productions that range from children's cartoons to pornography. Along the way, media scholar Lester D. Friedman and historian Allison B. Kavey examine the adaptation and evolution of Victor Frankenstein and his monster across different genres and in different eras. In doing so, they demonstrate how Shelley's tale and its characters continue to provide crucial reference points for current debates about bioethics, artificial intelligence, cyborg lifeforms, and the limits of scientific progress. Blending an extensive historical overview with a detailed analysis of key texts, the authors reveal how the Frankenstein legacy arose from a series of fluid intellectual contexts and continues to pulsate through an extraordinary body of media products. Both thought-provoking and entertaining, Monstrous Progeny offers a lively look at an undying and significant cultural phenomenon."--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xi, 236 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction: Singing the Body Electric
- In a Country of Eternal Light: Frankenstein's Intellectual History
- The Instruments of Life: Frankenstein's Medical History
- A More Horrid Contrast: From the Page to the Stage
- It's Still Alive: The Universal and Hammer Movie Cycles
- The House of Frankenstein: Mary Shelley's Stepchildren
- Fifty Ways to Leave Your Monster
- Isbn
- 9780813564241
- Label
- Monstrous progeny : a history of the Frankenstein narratives
- Title
- Monstrous progeny
- Title remainder
- a history of the Frankenstein narratives
- Statement of responsibility
- Lester D. Friedman and Allison B. Kavey
- Subject
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- LITERARY CRITICISM -- Gothic & Romance
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- Semiotics & Theory
- Monsters in mass media
- PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video | History & Criticism
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Media Studies
- Frankenstein's Monster, (Fictitious character) -- Miscellanea
- Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851
- Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851 -- Adapatations
- Shelley, Mary, 1797-1851
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture
- Frankenstein, Victor, (Fictitious character) -- Miscellanea
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- European | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein is its own type of monster mythos that will not die, a corpus whose parts keep getting harvested to animate new artistic creations. What makes this tale so adaptable and so resilient that, nearly 200 years later, it remains vitally relevant in a culture radically different from the one that spawned its birth? Monstrous Progeny takes readers on a fascinating exploration of the Frankenstein family tree, tracing the literary and intellectual roots of Shelley's novel from the sixteenth century and analyzing the evolution of the book's figures and themes into modern productions that range from children's cartoons to pornography. Along the way, media scholar Lester D. Friedman and historian Allison B. Kavey examine the adaptation and evolution of Victor Frankenstein and his monster across different genres and in different eras. In doing so, they demonstrate how Shelley's tale and its characters continue to provide crucial reference points for current debates about bioethics, artificial intelligence, cyborg lifeforms, and the limits of scientific progress. Blending an extensive historical overview with a detailed analysis of key texts, the authors reveal how the Frankenstein legacy arose from a series of fluid intellectual contexts and continues to pulsate through an extraordinary body of media products. Both thought-provoking and entertaining, Monstrous Progeny offers a lively look at an undying and significant cultural phenomenon."--
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- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Friedman, Lester D
- Dewey number
- 823/.7
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PR5397.F73
- LC item number
- F785 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1977-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Kavey, Allison
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
- Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
- Frankenstein, Victor
- Frankenstein's Monster
- Monsters in mass media
- Shelley, Mary
- PERFORMING ARTS
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- Label
- Monstrous progeny : a history of the Frankenstein narratives, Lester D. Friedman and Allison B. Kavey
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-228) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Singing the Body Electric -- In a Country of Eternal Light: Frankenstein's Intellectual History -- The Instruments of Life: Frankenstein's Medical History -- A More Horrid Contrast: From the Page to the Stage -- It's Still Alive: The Universal and Hammer Movie Cycles -- The House of Frankenstein: Mary Shelley's Stepchildren -- Fifty Ways to Leave Your Monster
- Control code
- 927401153
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xi, 236 pages
- Isbn
- 9780813564241
- Lccn
- 2015047575
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)927401153
- Label
- Monstrous progeny : a history of the Frankenstein narratives, Lester D. Friedman and Allison B. Kavey
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-228) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Singing the Body Electric -- In a Country of Eternal Light: Frankenstein's Intellectual History -- The Instruments of Life: Frankenstein's Medical History -- A More Horrid Contrast: From the Page to the Stage -- It's Still Alive: The Universal and Hammer Movie Cycles -- The House of Frankenstein: Mary Shelley's Stepchildren -- Fifty Ways to Leave Your Monster
- Control code
- 927401153
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xi, 236 pages
- Isbn
- 9780813564241
- Lccn
- 2015047575
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)927401153
Subject
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- Gothic & Romance
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- Semiotics & Theory
- Monsters in mass media
- PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video | History & Criticism
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Media Studies
- Frankenstein's Monster, (Fictitious character) -- Miscellanea
- Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851
- Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851 -- Adapatations
- Shelley, Mary, 1797-1851
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture
- Frankenstein, Victor, (Fictitious character) -- Miscellanea
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- European | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
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