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Frankenstein (Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism)
Frankenstein - Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism
Author: Mary Shelley, Johanna M. Smith (Editor)
ISBN-13: 9780312044695
ISBN-10: 0312044690
Publication Date: 12/1991
Pages: 358
Rating:
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3.6 stars, based on 12 ratings
Publisher: St Martins Press
Book Type: Paperback
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RaccoonGirl avatar reviewed Frankenstein (Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism) on + 97 more book reviews
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Edited by Johanna M. Smith, University of Texas at Arlington.

About this volume:
This new edition of Shelleys classic novel presents the 1831 text along with five critical essays--- newly commissioned or revised for a student audience--- that read Frankenstein from five critical perspectives:

Reader-Response Criticism by Mary Lowe-Evans
Psychoanalytic Criticism by David Collings
Feminist Criticism by Johanna M. Smith
Marxist Criticism by Warren Montag
Cultural Criticism by Lee E. Heller

Each critical essay is accompanied by a succinct introduction to the history, principles, and practice of the critical perspective, and a bibliography that promotes further exploration of that approach.

The text and essays are further complemented by an introduction providing biographical and historical contexts to Shelley and Frankenstein, a survey of critical responses to the novel since its initial publication, and a glossary of critical and theoretical terms.
Virginia avatar reviewed Frankenstein (Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism) on + 16 more book reviews
Good classic book with criticism of the book.
reviewed Frankenstein (Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism) on + 2 more book reviews
This book is amazing! Very deep, can be analyzed using several critical lenses. Great story, wonderfully written.