Frankenstein
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Published:
Waterville, ME : Kennebec Large Print, 2009.
Format:
Large Print
Physical Desc:
337 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 12.4 - AR Pts: 17
Lexile measure:
1040L
Status:
Description

"Frankenstein is a masterpiece of nineteenth-century Gothicism and the prototype of the twentieth-century science-fiction novel. It was conceived in the Swiss Alps in mid-June 1816 after a conversation about bringing corpses to life provoked a nightmare, and was written over the next eleven months in largely morbid circumstances. Death and the terrors of childbirth--as much as Romanticism, a burgeoning awareness of unconscious drives, and contemporary ideas of atheism, the collapse of the social contract, and the corrupting influence of society on human nature--inform this story of a man (or monster) built by Dr. Victor Frankenstein and brought to life by electricity. The monster's culpability for various horrific acts, his powerlessness in the face of his complete ostracism from society, and Dr. Frankenstein's lies, abdication of responsibility, and the pain he inflicts on his creation raised chilling questions that made the novel an immediate bestseller."--

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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781410421746, 1410421740
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 12.4, 17 Points
Lexile measure:
1040

Notes

Description
"Frankenstein is a masterpiece of nineteenth-century Gothicism and the prototype of the twentieth-century science-fiction novel. It was conceived in the Swiss Alps in mid-June 1816 after a conversation about bringing corpses to life provoked a nightmare, and was written over the next eleven months in largely morbid circumstances. Death and the terrors of childbirth--as much as Romanticism, a burgeoning awareness of unconscious drives, and contemporary ideas of atheism, the collapse of the social contract, and the corrupting influence of society on human nature--inform this story of a man (or monster) built by Dr. Victor Frankenstein and brought to life by electricity. The monster's culpability for various horrific acts, his powerlessness in the face of his complete ostracism from society, and Dr. Frankenstein's lies, abdication of responsibility, and the pain he inflicts on his creation raised chilling questions that made the novel an immediate bestseller."--,Provided by publisher.
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Shelley, M. W. (2009). Frankenstein. Waterville, ME, Kennebec Large Print.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851. 2009. Frankenstein. Waterville, ME, Kennebec Large Print.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851, Frankenstein. Waterville, ME, Kennebec Large Print, 2009.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft. Frankenstein. Waterville, ME, Kennebec Large Print, 2009.

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