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。
引: “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。 小说的情节很简单。弗兰肯斯坦野心勃勃地创造了一个奇丑无比的巨人,希望以生命制造者的身份赢得敬仰。但被创造的怪...
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...
评分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...
评分怪物・女性・上帝 ——从弗兰肯斯坦的怪物看人造人的社会设定悖论 《弗兰肯斯坦》(Frankenstein)又有一个副标题,即:《现代的普罗米修斯》(The Modern Prometheus)。全书讲述了一位名为维克多・弗兰肯斯坦(Victor Frankenstein)的科学家创造出一个人造人怪物的哥...
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...