Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus |
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Author:
| Shelley, Mary |
ISBN: | 978-1-4927-6934-7 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $9.99 |
Book Description:
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"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. Frightful must it be; for supremely frightful would be the effect of any human endeavour to mock the stupendous mechanism of the Creator of the world." -Mary ShelleyConsidered the first novel of the Gothic genre, "Frankenstein" is the...
More Description"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. Frightful must it be; for supremely frightful would be the effect of any human endeavour to mock the stupendous mechanism of the Creator of the world." -Mary ShelleyConsidered the first novel of the Gothic genre, "Frankenstein" is the tale of science in conflict with morality and the immortal question of man's place in God's universe. Is the power to create life solely for the creator of the universe? What if science said it wasn't? What if science gave mankind the tools to create in lifelessness LIFE? Is it man's right to create a new species with the powers of the universe, or is it a power humans cannot and should not wield?