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Nell'estate del 1816 un gruppo di poeti e letterati, guidati dal già celebre Lord Byron, si trovò isolato per il maltempo in una villa sul lago di Ginevra. Spinto dalla noia e suggestionato dalla lettura di una storia di fantasmi, Byron propose a tutti i suoi amici di comporre ciascuno un racconto che fosse il più terrificante possibile. Nacque così "Frankenstein, o il moderno Prometeo", scritto dalla diciannovenne Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, che poco più tardi avrebbe sposato Percy Bysshe Shelley. Colpita dall'ipotesi, ventilata dalla scienza di quegli anni, che grazie al galvanismo si potesse ridare la vita ai cadaveri, la giovane creò la storia dello scienziato Victor Frankenstein, che riesce ad animare una mostruosa creatura ma paga il risultato scientifico con la perdita di tutti gli affetti. Una storia angosciante, una favola potente e terribile che fin dal suo primo apparire, nel 1818, si è imposta nella cultura occidentale con la sua forza di mito antico e contemporaneo. Con uno scritto di Muriel Spark.
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- Pagine: 267
- Data di uscita: 09-11-2016
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3rd Review - August 2022 I read Frankenstein for a sixth time this week. Although it is one of my favourite novels, and in my opinion one of the finest pieces of fiction ever written, I find myself with a new appreciation of the text every time I come to it. A large proportion of one of my PhD cha
So. I finished it. Warning: If you are a fan of classic literature and/or are utterly devoid of a sense of humor this review may not be for you. Also: Yes, I realize that I'm a moron with zero literary credibility. So, stop reading right now if the sound of an idiot whistling out of their asshole bothers Leggi tutto
Some monsters are not born, they are created by the cruelty around them. Victor Frankenstein is a scientist and alchemist obsessed with creating life. Neglecting his betrothed, friends and even himself, he devotes all energy and efforts to the construction of his Creation, an unspeakable thing for
“I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine and rage the likes of which you would not believe. If I cannot satisfy the one, I will indulge the other.”-From the 1994 movie The worst thing about this novel is how distorted it has become by constant movie adaptations and misinformed i Leggi tutto
Don’t get why everyone spends so much time talking about “the theme of science versus nature” and how this is “the world’s first science fiction novel” when clearly this is the world’s pre-eminent text on the subject of the dire consequences of procrastination. But whatever. This book rules. First off, Leggi tutto
Victor Frankenstein Chill The Fuck Out Challenge
Mary Wollstonecraft, a teenager, was spending a vacation in Switzerland with her fiancé, Percy Shelley , their mutual friend, Lord Byron , and a few other people. Was the weather gloomy that summer of 1816? Were the companions bored to death? One evening, they challenged each other into writing the sc Leggi tutto
‘ ’Man,’ I cried, ‘how ignorant art thou in thy pride of wisdom!’ ’ For over 200 years Frankenstein by Mary Shelley has captured our minds and toyed with our fears, entering the canon of classic while remaining as relevant and thought provoking a metaphor as science progresses onward. It is certainly w Leggi tutto
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