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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (Book Analysis)

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (Book Analysis)

Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

978280627127322EBookPlurilingua PublishingThis practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel's plot, characters and main themes, as well as an examination of its genre and Shelley's use of the Prometheus myth. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 22-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Mary Shelley Presentation of Frankenstein Summary of Frankenstein Character study Victor Frankenstein The creature Elizabeth and Henry Clerval Analysis of Frankenstein A novel inscribed in the Gothic tradition The monster A modern myth About Frankenstein The 19th-century Gothic novel Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus tells the story of a young scientist named Victor Frankenstein and his attempts to create life. However, after he accomplishes this incredible feat, he realizes that the being he has created is monstrous, and the creature is rejected by everyone it comes into contact with. The book raises a number of questions about the limits of science and the dangers facing humans who seek to unravel the mysteries of nature. Although its subject matter is closely linked to the scientific advances and ethical issues at the time it was written, the novel remains compelling today and continues to be widely read and studied. About Mary Shelley Mary Shelley was an English novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist and biographer. She is best known for her debut novel, Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus, which she wrote in her late teens and which was published when she was just 20 years old. She also edited and publicized the writings of her husband, the Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, who died just a few years into their marriage. Shelley's parents were the political philosopher William Godwin and the philosopher and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, and she mixed with the leading intellectuals of her day.This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel's plot, characters and main themes, as well as an examination of its genre and Shelley's use of the Prometheus myth. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 22-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Mary Shelley Presentation of Frankenstein Summary of Frankenstein Character study Victor Frankenstein The creature Elizabeth and Henry Clerval Analysis of Frankenstein A novel inscribed in the Gothic tradition The monster A modern myth About Frankenstein The 19th-century Gothic novel Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus tells the story of a young scientist named Victor Frankenstein and his attempts to create life. However, after he accomplishes this incredible feat, he realizes that the being he has created is monstrous, and the creature is rejected by everyone it comes into contact with. The book raises a number of questions about the limits of science and the dangers facing humans who seek to unravel the mysteries of nature. Although its subject matter is closely linked to the scientific advances and ethical issues at the time it was written, the novel remains compelling today and continues to be widely read and studied. About Mary Shelley Mary Shelley was an English novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist and biographer. She is best known for her debut novel, Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus, which she wrote in her late teens and which was published when she was just 20 years old. She also edited and publicized the writings of her husband, the Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, who died just a few years into their marriage. Shelley's parents were the political philosopher William Godwin and the philosopher and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, and she mixed with the leading intellectuals of her day.application/pdf1
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel's plot, characters and main themes, as well as an examination of its genre and Shelley's use of the Prometheus myth. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and...
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, as well as an examination of its genre and Shelley’s use of the Prometheus myth. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.

This clear and detailed 22-page reading guide is structured as follows:

  • Biography of Mary Shelley
  • Presentation of Frankenstein
  • Summary of Frankenstein
  • Character study
    • Victor Frankenstein
    • The creature
    • Elizabeth and Henry Clerval
  • Analysis of Frankenstein
    • A novel inscribed in the Gothic tradition
    • The monster
    • A modern myth

About Frankenstein

The 19th-century Gothic novel Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus tells the story of a young scientist named Victor Frankenstein and his attempts to create life. However, after he accomplishes this incredible feat, he realizes that the being he has created is monstrous, and the creature is rejected by everyone it comes into contact with. The book raises a number of questions about the limits of science and the dangers facing humans who seek to unravel the mysteries of nature. Although its subject matter is closely linked to the scientific advances and ethical issues at the time it was written, the novel remains compelling today and continues to be widely read and studied.

About Mary Shelley

Mary Shelley was an English novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist and biographer. She is best known for her debut novel, Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus, which she wrote in her late teens and which was published when she was just 20 years old. She also edited and publicized the writings of her husband, the Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, who died just a few years into their marriage. Shelley’s parents were the political philosopher William Godwin and the philosopher and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, and she mixed with the leading intellectuals of her day.

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