authors:
- Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
content: The classic, in an edition based on the 1818 version, with annotation highlighting
changes in the 1831 version. Surprisingly readable. This is one of the few truly
iconic stories of the modern Western culture. An essential aspect of Shelley's monster
is that he is not evil at the time of creation. It is his abandonment by his creator,
Victor Frankenstein, that ignites his fury and makes him thirst for revenge. So
is Frankenstein's crime really one of creating the unnatural, or of abandoning his
creation?
date: '2018-04-05'
edition:
published: '2017'
publisher: Liveright Publishing
goodreads: '44058665'
html: '<p>The classic, in an edition based on the 1818 version, with annotation highlighting
changes in the 1831 version. Surprisingly readable. This is one of the few truly
iconic stories of the modern Western culture. An essential aspect of Shelley''s
monster is that he is not evil at the time of creation. It is his abandonment by
his creator, Victor Frankenstein, that ignites his fury and makes him thirst for
revenge. So is Frankenstein''s crime really one of creating the unnatural, or of
abandoning his creation?</p>
'
isbn: '9780871409'
language: en
lastmod: '2018-04-05'
path: /library/shelley-1818.html
published: '1818'
rating: 5
reference: Shelley 1818
reviewed: '2018-04-05'
subjects:
- beyond-nature
- literature-music-art
title: The New Annotated Frankenstein
type: book
year: 1818