Frankenstein: The 1818 Edition with Related Texts by Mary Shelley (English) Pape

Description: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, David Wootton In this new edition of Mary Shelleys Frankenstein, FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In this new edition of Mary Shelleys Frankenstein, David Woottons Introduction gives the reader both a clear and gripping account of the biographical circumstances that led to the novels writing and the most striking and original interpretations of its central themes and of the intellectual and cultural influences on them. Offering a new account of the complex history of its composition, and drawing upon his deep knowledge of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century scientific debates, Wootton reveals the ways in which the origins of Shelleys novel are inextricably linked to conceptions of the origins of life itself. We have here a transformative reading of one of the worlds best-known stories. - Laura Marcus, Goldsmiths Professor of English Literature and Fellow of New College, University of OxfordA superb edition of Shelleys troubling masterpiece, with lucid explanatory notes and rich contextual material on the biographical, cultural, and scientific background to the text. Woottons Introduction is a tour de force of revisionist scholarship, and his bold new arguments about Frankensteins reworking of Promethean myth, its engagement with Romantic-era science, and the sources and significance of its arctic frame-tale will set the agenda for future debate. - Thomas Keymer, Chancellor Henry N. R. Jackman University Professor of English, University of Toronto Author Biography David Wootton is Anniversary Professor of History, University of York. Review "A superb edition of Shelleys troubling masterpiece, with lucid explanatory notes and rich contextual material on the biographical, cultural, and scientific background to the text. Woottons Introduction is a tour de force of revisionist scholarship, and his bold new arguments about Frankensteins reworking of Promethean myth, its engagement with Romantic-era science, and the sources and significance of its arctic frame-tale will set the agenda for future debate." —Thomas Keymer, Chancellor Henry N. R. Jackman University Professor of English, University of Toronto"David Wootton, the editor of a splendid new edition of Frankenstein that includes a rich variety of relevant texts, prefers to focus on the contribution made to the novel by Marys reading of contemporary articles on travel (the books first narrator, Robert Walton, is bound for the North Pole, which he describes as the favourite dream of my early years). Woottons magisterial introduction grants equal significance to the earnest discussions about generating life that took place in 1816 at Lord Byrons lakeside villa in Switzerland, where Frankenstein was conceived." —Miranda Seymour, in The New York Review of Books"Woottons new edition presents Shelleys Frankenstein in a vivid new light. Informed by his immense erudition in the histories of both science and political thought, his brilliantly lucid Introduction pieces together the books complex and sometimes conflicting elements, and proposes several new interpretations. Generously annotated throughout, and with a judicious selection of related writings and contemporary reviews, this will be the go-to text for all students of the novel." —Seamus Perry, Professor of English Literature and Fellow of Balliol College, University of Oxford Long Description In this new edition of Mary Shelleys Frankenstein, David Woottons Introduction gives the reader both a clear and gripping account of the biographical circumstances that led to the novels writing and the most striking and original interpretations of its central themes and of the intellectual and cultural influences on them. Offering a new account of the complex history of its composition, and drawing upon his deep knowledge of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century scientific debates, Wootton reveals the ways in which the origins of Shelleys novel are inextricably linked to conceptions of the origins of life itself. We have here a transformative reading of one of the worlds best-known stories. -- Laura Marcus, Goldsmiths Professor of English Literature and Fellow of New College, University of Oxford A superb edition of Shelleys troubling masterpiece, with lucid explanatory notes and rich contextual material on the biographical, cultural, and scientific background to the text. Woottons Introduction is a tour de force of revisionist scholarship, and his bold new arguments about Frankensteins reworking of Promethean myth, its engagement with Romantic-era science, and the sources and significance of its arctic frame-tale will set the agenda for future debate. -- Thomas Keymer, Chancellor Henry N. R. Jackman University Professor of English, University of Toronto Review Quote "Woottons new edition presents Shelleys Frankenstein in a vivid new light. Informed by his immense erudition in the histories of both science and political thought, his brilliantly lucid Introduction pieces together the books complex and sometimes conflicting elements, and proposes several new interpretations. Generously annotated throughout, and with a judicious selection of related writings and contemporary reviews, this will be the go-to text for all students of the novel." --Seamus Perry, Professor of English Literature and Fellow of Balliol College, University of Oxford Details ISBN1624669123 Author David Wootton Short Title Frankenstein Pages 384 Series Hackett Classics Language English Year 2020 ISBN-10 1624669123 ISBN-13 9781624669125 Format Paperback Subtitle The 1818 Edition with Related Texts Imprint Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Place of Publication Cambridge, MA Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 2020-09-23 US Release Date 2020-09-23 UK Release Date 2020-09-23 Illustrations 4 Publisher Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Publication Date 2020-09-23 Edited by David Wootton DEWEY 823.7 Audience General AU Release Date 2020-11-22 Audience Age 12 Alternative 9781624669149 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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