| Frankenstein: A Cultural History Contributor(s): Hitchcock, Susan Tyler (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393061442 ISBN-13: 9780393061444 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $25.20 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2007 Annotation: This lively history of the Frankenstein myth, illuminated by dozens of pictures and illustrations, is told with skill and humor. Hitchcock uses film, literature, history, science, and even punk music to help readers understand the meaning of this monster made by man. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Gothic & Romance - Social Science | Popular Culture - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 823.7 |
| LCCN: 2007025466 |
| Physical Information: 1.15" H x 5.84" W x 8.56" (1.18 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Frankenstein began as the nightmare of an unwed teenage mother in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1816. At a time when the moral universe was shifting and advances in scientific knowledge promised humans dominion over that which had been God's alone, Mary Shelley envisioned a story of human presumption and its misbegotten consequences. Two centuries later, that story is still constantly retold and reinterpreted, from Halloween cartoons to ominous allusions in the public debate, capturing and conveying meaning central to our consciousness today and our concerns for tomorrow. From Victorian musical theater to Boris Karloff with neck bolts, to invocations at the President's Council on Bioethics, the monster and his myth have inspired everyone from cultural critics to comic book addicts. This is a lively and eclectic cultural history, illuminated with dozens of pictures and illustrations, and told with skill and humor. Susan Tyler Hitchcock uses film, literature, history, science, and even punk music to help us understand the meaning of this monster made by man. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hitchcock, Susan Tyler: - Susan Tyler Hitchcock's last book was Mad Mary Lamb: Lunacy and Murder in Literary London. Married with two children, she lives near Charlottesville, Virginia. |