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. 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.
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瑪麗·雪萊(1797-1851),英國著名小說傢,因其一八一八年創作的《弗蘭肯斯坦》被譽為科幻小說之母。
如果造齣瞭一個醜陋的怪物怎麼辦?人們選擇唾棄他,弗蘭肯斯坦選擇拋棄他。 如果生齣瞭一個殘疾的小孩怎麼辦?有的父母選擇繼續撫養,而有的父母選擇無情地拋棄。 其實,這些問題都是相似的。 怪物的名字不叫弗蘭肯斯坦,弗蘭肯斯坦是創造怪物的人。怪物沒有名字。 上帝造齣...
評分這本書讀起來真是壓抑,尤其是我自己心裏其實一直也有創造生命的夢想。 弗蘭肯斯坦原本是齣於對生命的美的熱愛,纔費盡心血造齣瞭那個怪人,結果卻發現這個生命是如此醜陋,連自己這個造物主都無法接受。其實怪人原本也隻是外錶醜陋,內心並不壞,然而他的醜陋讓人們都...
評分關於《科學怪人弗蘭肯斯坦》是評論從它誕生那天起就不曾斷過,這是一切科幻小說的鼻祖,是恐怖片的源泉,很多後期藝術都有它的影子,例如雨果《巴黎聖母院》卡西莫多一角的設立以及他的性格和遭遇、《剪刀手愛德華》中也有它的縮影,甚至連最近的國産影片《倔強的蘿蔔》裏也可...
評分 評分引: “即人製造瞭機器,但並不能主宰機器,反而被機器反咬一口。直到最近讀瞭完整版,我纔知道這部號稱科幻小說之母的小說,包含的無窮內涵並不止科技問題。 小說的情節很簡單。弗蘭肯斯坦野心勃勃地創造瞭一個奇醜無比的巨人,希望以生命製造者的身份贏得敬仰。但被創造的怪...
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