The modern prometheus

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Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus

Book cover illustration for Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus’

FRANKENSTEIN. “By the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull, yellow eye of the creature open; it breathed hard, and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs, *** I rushed out of the room.” Page 43. ('Frankenstein,' inside-cover of the third edition printing in 1831).

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley’s acclaimed Gothic novel, written when she was just eighteen. The ghoulish tale of monsters—both human and inhuman—continues to captivate readers around the world, but two centuries after Shelley’s pitiably murderous monster was first brought to life, how does the tale speak to the modern age? The answer is that the story remains strikingly relevant to a contemporary readership, through its exploration of…

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