It's alive! : a visual history of Frankenstein /
This book shows how Mary Shelley created a monster. Commemorating the two-hundredth anniversary of Frankenstein, it traces the origins and impact of her novel, a classic of world literature, a masterpiece of horror and a forerunner of science fiction. Shelley conceived the archetype of the mad scien...
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| Language: | English |
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New York : London :
Morgan Library Museum ; In association with D Giles Limited,
2018.
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| Summary: | This book shows how Mary Shelley created a monster. Commemorating the two-hundredth anniversary of Frankenstein, it traces the origins and impact of her novel, a classic of world literature, a masterpiece of horror and a forerunner of science fiction. Shelley conceived the archetype of the mad scientist who dares to flout the laws of nature. She devised a conflicted creature, eloquent and repulsive, torn between good and evil. In the movies he can be a brute pure and simple, yet he is still an object of compassion and remains a favourite on stage and screen. This engaging visual record begins with a biography of the author and continues through current reinterpretations of the story. Many of the contextual images have never been published before in print. |
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| Item Description: | Illustrations on endpapers. "Published to accompany an exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum, 12 October 2018-27 January 2019"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 335 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-329) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781911282419 1911282417 |