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Frankenstein o el moderno Prometeo, novela conocida mundialmente como Frankenstein, es una obra pionera, considerada iniciadora de la ciencia ficción. Publicada en 1818 y enmarcada en la tradición de la novela gotica, explora temas de tanta actualidad hoy como el de la moral de la ciencia, la vida eterna y la relacion del hombre con Dios. Frankenstein esta escrita en forma epistolar, con la que consigue gran verosimilitud y cercania al lector. La historia se ubica en la Europa del siglo XVIII y en plena efervescencia cientifica. El capitan de un barco ballenero escribe a su hermana Margaret sus vicisitudes y su encuentro con el tenebroso cientifico Victor Frankenstein, quien en busca del secreto de la vida y sin medir las consecuencias que esto le traera, crea un nuevo ser con partes de otros seres humanos muertos. Cuenta la tradicion que en una velada literaria -entre rayos, truenos, lluvia torrencial y viento huracanado- el poeta romantico Lord Byron, su amante Claire, Polidori y Percy y Mary Shelley se comprometieron a escribir la historia mas terrorifica. Como consecuencia de aquella enfebrecida noche y de la apuesta literaria, Polidori dio a luz El vampiro (origen de Dracula) y Mary Shelley, el Frankenstein. En ambos casos, la posterior influencia de su juego literario habria de engendrar dos subgeneros narrativos que los tiempos posteriores han ido agrandando. En Frankenstein se decantan las posibilidades narrativas que ofrecia la antigua polemica sobre la construccion de automatas, asunto topico entre los cientificos que disputaban sobre las razones eticas del saber. En la novela de Shelley, el doctor Frankenstein termina dominado por su criatura y, con su invencion, da forma literaria a uno de los mitos modernos con mayor raigambre popular.

Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant and ambitious young student, discovers the secret of creating life from the remains of the dead. But elation at his triumph is replaced by horror when he sees his monstrous creation. Abandoned by the one who made him, Frankensteins Creature is left to a world that fears and rejects him, and soon his innocence turns to misery - and a murderous desire for revenge...Every word in Patrick Sandfords vigorous adaptation (The Times) is lifted directly from Mary Shelleys classic gothic novel. One of the greatest horror stories of all time, and one that still grips readers today almost two hundred years after its first publication.Patrick Sandfords adaptation of Frankenstein was first performed at Nuffield Theatre, Southampton, in 2004.All the more successful for staying faithful to the dark spirit of the original book, this adaptation includes notes on the first production and can be performed with a minimum of set and props, making it well suited for staging by schools and amateur theatre groups, as well as by professional companies.

"I saw the pale student of unhallowed arts kneeling beside the thing he had put together. I saw the hideous phantasm of a man stretched out, and then, on the working of some powerful engine, show signs of life and stir with an uneasy, half-vital motion." A summer evening''s ghost stories, lonely insomnia in a moonlit Alpine''s room, and a runaway imagination--fired by philosophical discussions with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley about science, galvanism, and the origins of life--conspired to produce for Marry Shelley this haunting night specter. By morning, it had become the germ of her Romantic masterpiece, Frankenstein. Written in 1816 when she was only nineteen, Mary Shelley''s novel of "The Modern Prometheus" chillingly dramatized the dangerous potential of life begotten upon a laboratory table. A frightening creation myth for our own time, Frankenstein remains one of the greatest horror stories ever written and is an undisputed classic of its kind.

Frankenstein o el moderno Prometeo no puede faltar en una buena biblioteca que se precie como tal. Con una estupenda ilustración de cubierta de Antonio Lorente,es hora de redescubrir un clásico de la literatura contemporanea.http://www.meracovia.com/cat%C3%A1logo/belvedere/empezar-a-leer-frankenstein/Meracovia presenta una nueva edicion de Frankenstein o el moderno Prometeo de Mary W. Shelley dirigida a todos aquellos que quieran descubrir una de las joyas de la literatura romantica, consideraba a su vez como la primera obra de ciencia ficcion de la epoca moderna.http://www.meracovia.com/cat%C3%A1logo/belvedere/empezar-a-leer-frankenstein/Es hora de romper con los topicos y conocer de una vez por todas la verdadera historia de Frankenstein o el moderno Prometeo. Meracovia presenta una nueva edicion dirigida a todos aquellos que quieran descubrir una de las joyas de la literatura romantica, consideraba a su vez como la primera obra de ciencia ficcion de la epoca moderna.http://www.meracovia.com/cat%C3%A1logo/belvedere/empezar-a-leer-frankenstein/Cuanto mas los veia, mayores deseos tenia de ganarme su simpatia y proteccion, de que estas amables criaturas me conocieran y quisiesen; que sus dulces miradas se detuvieran en mi con afecto se habia convertido en mi aspiracion maxima.La soberbi...

QUESTO LIBRO È A LAYOUT FISSOPubblicato nel 1918, Frankenstein ha gettato le basi della moderna fantascienza.Il giovane Viktor Frankenstein si reca allUniversita di Ingostadt coltivando lutopia della creazione di un essere umano piu intelligente e longevo.Dopo notti insonni, ripetute ricerche negli ossari e frenetici esperimenti, origina un essere piu grande del normale con sembianze deformi, da cui rifugge non appena questi prende vita.Il dramma di uno scienziato che oltrepassa il limite umanamente consentito e lindicibile solitudine della creatura da lui generata che sfoga nella violenza la sofferenza per la propria diversita.Mary Shelley (Londra 1797 1851), scrittrice inglese, e nota soprattutto come autrice del romanzo gotico Frankenstein

Mary Shelley tem uma vasta obra de contos e o seu mais famoso é "O mortal imortal", no qual a autora de Frankenstein discorre sobre a imortalidade por meio do personagem Winzy, um fictício aprendiz do filosofo Cornelius Agrippa. Agrippa foi a inspiraço de Shelley para o cientista Victor Frankenstein, protagonista da sua maior criaço. Por meio desses elementos, a escritora britanica constroi um conto soberbo sobre a natureza humana, leitura obrigatoria para todos os amantes da boa literatura.

In the summer of 1816, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin and her lover Percy Bysshe Shelley visited Lord Byron at his villa by Lake Geneva. The eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815 had cast a long volcanic winter, and the weather was not conducive to outdoor pursuits. Instead the companions amused themselves by reading ghost stories, and Byron challenged them to write their own. A terrifying nightmare inspired the eighteen-year-old Mary to write the tale that she would later expand into her classic novel, Frankenstein: or "The Modern Prometheus", a deeply disturbing story of one mans attempt to reanimate the dead, and the deadly consequences of his actions. Frankenstein has horrified readers since the novels first publication in 1818, and is hailed as one of the pioneering works of gothic science fiction.

Romance de terror gótico com inspirações do movimento romântico, de autoria de Mary Shelley, escritora inglesa e esposa do poeta e ensaísta Percy Bysshe Shelley, relata a história de Victor Frankenst

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How do you stop the two men you love from destroying each other?As a six-year-old orphan, Elizabeth Raby saves a desperate Rupert Falkner from committing suicide, changing her life forever. Falkners gratitude sees him adopt Elizabeth and she thrives under his tyrannical rule. But when Elizabeth falls in love with a man whose fate is inextricably linked to that of her adoptive father, she must find a way to unite them or risk losing them both forever.First published in 1837, writer Mary Shelley considered Falkner to be her finest work, more so than her highly acclaimed novel Frankenstein.

Sent on a mission to Northern Italy by the King of Naples, Ferdinando Eboli is captured by the enemy. When he finally returns home, Eboli is arrested as a spy and discovers his identity has been stolen and no one believes he is who he says he is.Fernando Emboli (1828) is one of many classic short stories by the English writer Mary Shelley, famous for her best-selling novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818).

Castruccios armies surround the fortress of Valperga governed by Countess Euthanasia - his childhood friend and the woman he loves. Forced to choose between her Guelph people and a lifelong love for Castruccio, Euthanasia must make an impossible choice.Valperga (1823) is a historical adventure novel written by Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein. It follows the exploits of fourteenth-century tyrant Castruccio Castracani, a real-life historical figure, who conquered Florence and became the Lord of Lucca.Evoking the beauty of the Italian landscape, Valperga is a tale of politics, love and betrayal in medieval Italy.

Rosina is secretly engaged to Henry, the son of her guardian Sir Peter Vernon. On discovering their relationship, an angry Sir Peter casts her out into the Welsh countryside and to her death.When Henry returns home, he is heartbroken and searches for Rosinas body, only to learn of a villagers tale about The Invisible Girl, a ghostly figure that wanders the woods at night. The Invisible Girl (1832) is a short, Gothic, ghost story by the English writer Mary Shelley, famous for her best-selling novel Frankenstein.

In thirteenth-century Florence, Italy, the pro-Papacy Guelphs defeated and expelled the pro-imperial Ghibellines. The triumphant Guelphs await their champion, the Frenchman Charles dAnjou, while their opponents pin their hopes on the arrival of Corradino and his troops from Germany. In an unexpected turn of events, the androgynous Ghibelline, Ricciardo de Rossini, knows secrets that could change everything, and they set out on a secret mission to bring an end to the war.A Tales of the Passions; or, The Death of Despina (1823) is one of many classic short stories by the English writer Mary Shelley and is perfect for fans of her best-selling novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818).

Maria and Anina are sisters who live with their father in the hills of Lake Albano in Italy. Over time, the young Anina falls in love with an outlaw named Domenico, who is a sworn enemy of Napoleon and his army. But when Anina gets arrested and the French army close in on Domenico, Maria must fight for those she loves.The Sisters of Albano (1828) is a short story about war, revolution and romance. It was written by the English author Mary Shelley who is best known for her highly acclaimed novel Frankenstein (1818).

Theres an imposter amongst us...The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck (1857), is Frankenstein author Mary Shelleys fictionalised account of Perkin Warbeck, the 15th century pretender to the English throne. Backed by a band of loyal Yorkists, Warbeck rose up against King Henry VII, claiming to be Richard, Duke of York and rightful heir to the English crown.The novel follows Warbecks adventures across Europe and England as he attempts to take back what is rightfully his. The character of Perkin is thought to be based on Shelleys husband, the poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley.

The Swiss Peasant (1830) is a short story by the famous English writer Mary Shelley. The story tells of the brutal effect the French Revolution had on those living in the Alps. Told through the eyes of a Swiss peasant called Fanny, it exposes the flaws of the class system and highlights the strength of women - a common Shelley theme.Mary Shelley wrote several successful books but is best known for her highly acclaimed novel Frankenstein (1818).