Frankenstein (Barnes & Noble Classics)

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。

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

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.

读后感

初中毕业时窝在书城读完了《弗兰肯斯坦》，但那是缩写版。此后随着知识的增长，我一直把它当作科技哲学的问题。即人制造了机器，但并不能主宰机器，反而被机器反咬一口。直到最近读了完整版，我才知道这部号称科幻小说之母的小说，包含的无穷内涵并不止科技问题。 小说的情节...  

今天其实刚看完《弗兰肯斯坦》这本书，是一口气读完的，但是激发我读这本书最初的原因就是许多年前看过的那部电影，当时是电视台播放的，名字记不清楚了，好像是魔鬼化生人，或魔鬼化人生，或者魔鬼再生人，这本书被多次改编成电影，所以经过上网研究查证，才确认我所看的正是...  

前言中还在说这本小说的主旨是揭示剥削阶级剥削被剥削阶级的残酷现实和被剥削阶级的勇敢反抗，让人不禁想，现在这是什么年代，何必呢。 我喜欢的译文版呀，新出版的怎么也会这样呢，又不是那个【最高指示】的年代了，真的何必呢。 弗兰肯斯坦在看到自己造出的怪物为害人类以后...