Frankenstein (Barnes & Noble Classics)

出版者:Barnes & Noble Classics

作者:Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

页数:288

出版时间:2003-04-01

价格:USD 3.95

装帧:Mass Market Paperback

isbn号码:9781593080051

具体描述

Frankenstein , by Mary Shelley , is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics : New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. 0in 0in 0pt"> Mary Shelley began writing Frankenstein when she was only eighteen. At once a Gothic thriller, a passionate romance, and a cautionary tale about the dangers of science, Frankenstein tells the story of committed science student Victor Frankenstein. obsessed with discovering "the cause of generation and life" and "bestowing animation upon lifeless matter," Frankenstein assembles a human being from stolen body parts but; upon bringing it to life, he recoils in horror at the creature?s hideousness. Tormented by isolation and loneliness, the once-innocent creature turns to evil and unleashes a campaign of murderous revenge against his creator, Frankenstein.

Frankenstein , an instant bestseller and an important ancestor of both the horror and science fiction genres, not only tells a terrifying story, but also raises rofound, disturbing questions about the very nature of life and the place of humankind within the cosmos: What does it mean to be human? What responsibilities do we have to each other? How far can we go in tampering with Nature? In our age, filled with news of organ donation genetic engineering, and bio-terrorism, these questions are more relevant than ever.

Karen Karbiener received a Ph.D. from Columbia University and currently teaches literature at New York University.

作者简介

玛丽·雪莱（1797-1851），英国著名小说家，因其一八一八年创作的《弗兰肯斯坦》被誉为科幻小说之母。

读后感

“而我这个被遗弃的受苦人却是个怪胎，活该受人轻蔑、蹂躏、践踏，被踢来踢去。”小说结尾，怪物疾声控诉，控诉狠心的造物主，控诉不公的命运。在怪物身上，它的出生便是种罪恶，是伴随其一生的原生之罪。这就注定了它要穷尽一生的时间去救赎，而如何救赎，便成了横亘于怪物面...  

这本书读起来真是压抑，尤其是我自己心里其实一直也有创造生命的梦想。 弗兰肯斯坦原本是出于对生命的美的热爱，才费尽心血造出了那个怪人，结果却发现这个生命是如此丑陋，连自己这个造物主都无法接受。其实怪人原本也只是外表丑陋，内心并不坏，然而他的丑陋让人们都...  

In literature, writers often guide readers to favor protagonists by using names of the main characters as titles of their works; such examples include Beowulf，Macbeth，and Jane Eyre. In the gothic novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley likewise tries to gather h...  

很佩服玛丽 雪莱的功力，让我这个即使看的时候每页都有N个生词的人竟然也看感受到了书中人物的喜怒哀乐。 最大的悲剧也许就是你永远不能责怪哪个人，但是事情就这样发生了。The being, for I don't know what to adress it. 他没有要求Frankenstein创造自己，而Frankein...