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 :
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.
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。
“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...
评分关于《科学怪人弗兰肯斯坦》是评论从它诞生那天起就不曾断过,这是一切科幻小说的鼻祖,是恐怖片的源泉,很多后期艺术都有它的影子,例如雨果《巴黎圣母院》卡西莫多一角的设立以及他的性格和遭遇、《剪刀手爱德华》中也有它的缩影,甚至连最近的国产影片《倔强的萝卜》里也可...
评分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...
评分 评分很佩服玛丽 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...
玛丽雪莱竟然十八岁就写了这本书!!真是五体投地_(:з」∠)_……And now, once again, I bid my hideous progeny go forth and prosper.这句话读来真是百味陈杂……
评分很久之前买的,很久之前就读完了虽然过程有点艰难...结局好悲伤还有怪物你就承认了吧其实你就是渴望爱不是么你就是渴望博士的爱不是么;博士你也是明明就把怪物视作自己的masterpiece自己的baby竟然就这么吝啬给予自己的爱...
评分Intense emotions with deep parallels in Mary Shelley's life as noted in Karen Karbiener's introduction.
评分很久之前买的,很久之前就读完了虽然过程有点艰难...结局好悲伤还有怪物你就承认了吧其实你就是渴望爱不是么你就是渴望博士的爱不是么;博士你也是明明就把怪物视作自己的masterpiece自己的baby竟然就这么吝啬给予自己的爱...
评分Intense emotions with deep parallels in Mary Shelley's life as noted in Karen Karbiener's introduction.