Adapting Frankenstein : the monster's eternal lives in popular culture /

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is one of the most popular novels in western literature. It has been adapted and re-assembled in countless forms, from Hammer Horror films to young-adult books and bandes dessinées. Beginning with the idea of the 'Frankenstein Complex', this edited collecti...

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Other Authors:	Cutchins, Dennis R. (Dennis Ray), 1963- (Editor), Perry, Dennis R. (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Manchester] : Manchester University Press, 2018.
Subjects:	Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, > 1797-1851. > Frankenstein. Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, > 1797-1851. > Frankenstein > Adaptations. Frankenstein's Monster > (Fictitious character) Frankenstein (Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft) Film adaptations > History and criticism. Television adaptations > History and criticism. Radio adaptations > History and criticism. Stage adaptations > History and criticism. Frankenstein films. Adaptations. Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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Summary:	Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is one of the most popular novels in western literature. It has been adapted and re-assembled in countless forms, from Hammer Horror films to young-adult books and bandes dessinées. Beginning with the idea of the 'Frankenstein Complex', this edited collection provides a series of creative readings that explore the elaborate intertextual networks that make up the novel's remarkable afterlife. It broadens the scope of research on Frankenstein while deepening our understanding of a text that, 200 years after its original publication, continues to intrigue and terrify us in new and unexpected ways.
Physical Description:	xvi, 343 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781526108913 1526108917 9781526108906 1526108909