Mary Shelley

The Original Frankenstein

Or, the Modern Prometheus: The Original Two-Volume Novel of 1816-1817 from the Bodleian Library Manuscripts

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Produktbeschreibung

Working from the earliest surviving draft of Frankenstein, Charles E. Robinson presents two versions of the classic novel-as Mary Shelley originally wrote it and a subsequent version clearly indicating Percy Shelley's amendments and contributions. For the first time we can hear Mary's sole voice, which is colloquial, fast-paced, and sounds more modern to a contemporary reader. We can also see for the first time the extent of Percy Shelley's contribution-some 5,000 words out of 72,000-and his stylistic and thematic changes. His occasionally florid prose is in marked contrast to the directness of Mary's writing. Interesting, too, are Percy's suggestions, which humanize the monster, thus shaping many of the major themes of the novel as we read it today. In these two versions of Frankenstein we have an exciting new view of one of literature' s greatest works.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 205mm x 131mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 394g
• ISBN-13: 9780307474421
• ISBN-10: 0307474429
• Artikelnr.: 26488157

Autorenporträt

Charles E. Robinson is a professor of English at the University of Delaware. He has published and lectured extensively on the English Romantic writers, especially Byron and the Shelleys. His books include Mary Shelley: Collected Tales and Stories; Mary Shelley's Prosperine and Midas and The Frankenstein Notebooks.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
Frankenstein
Mary (with Percy) Shelley
Mary Shelley
APPENDIX A Title Page, Dedication and Preface to the 1818 Edition
APPENDIX B On ?Frankenstein.? by the late Percy Bysshe Shelley
APPENDIX C Introduction to the 1831 Edition by Mary W. Shelley
Bibliography