Monstrous Progeny: A History of the Frankenstein Narratives

by Lester D. Friedman and Allison B. Kavey

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0813564239

ISBN13:9780813564234

Release Date:August 2016

Publisher:Rutgers University Press

Length:256 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Age Range:15 years and up

Grade Range:Grade 10 and higher

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