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Frankenstein Or the Modern Prometheus The 1818 Text - Oxford World's Classics Author: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Shelley's enduringly popular and rich gothic tale confronts some of the most feared innovations of evolutionism and science--topics such as degeneracy, hereditary disease, and humankind's ability to act as creator of the modern world. This new edition, based on the harder and wittier 1818 version of the text, draws on new research and examines ...  more »the novel in the context of the controversial radical sciences developing in the years following the Napoleonic Wars, and shows the relationship of Frankenstein's experiment to the contemporary debate between champions of materialistic science and proponents of received religion.  « less Post This Book Login | Register ISBN-13: 9780192833662 ISBN-10: 0192833669 Publication Date: 3/31/1998 Pages: 261 Rating: Currently 3.6/5 Stars.  10 3.6 stars, based on 10 ratings Publisher: Oxford University Press Book Type: Paperback Members Wishing: 0 Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review

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