Frankenstein

作者 Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley著
出版社 Barnes&Noble
出版时间 2005年1月
ISBN 9781593081157
定价 49.50

内容简介

ENDURINGLITERATUREILLUMINATEDBYPRACTICALSCHOLARSHIPAtimeless,terrifyingtaleofoneman'sobsessiontocreatelife--andthemonsterthatbecamehislegacy.EACHENRICHEDCLASSICEDITIONINCLUDES:-Aconciseintroductionthatgivesreadersimportantbackgroundinformation-Achronologyoftheauthor'slifeandwork-Atimelineofsignificanteventsthatprovidesthebook'shistoricalcontext-Anoutlineofkeythemesandplotpointstohelpreadersformtheirowninterpretations-Detailedexplanatorynotes-Criticalanalysis,includingcontemporaryandmodernperspectivesonthework-Discussionquestionstopromotelivelyclassroomandbookgroupinteraction-Alistofrecommendedrelatedbooksandfilmstobroadenthereader'sexperienceEnrichedClassicsofferreadersaffordableeditionsofgreatworksofliteratureenhancedbyhelpfulnotesandinsightfulcommentary.ThescholarshipprovidedinEnrichedClassicsenablesreaderstoappreciate,understand,andenjoytheworld'sfinestbookstotheirfullpotential.SERIESEDITEDBYCYNTHIABRANTLEYJOHNSON--Thistextreferstoanoutofprintorunavailableeditionofthistitle.

作者简介

MaryShelleywasbornin1797,onlydaughterofWilliamGodwinthephilosopherandwriterandMaryWollstonecraft,theradicalauthorofAVindicationoftheRightsofWoman.Hermotherdiedafewdaysafterherbirth.In1814sheleftEnglandwithPercyByssheShelley,andmarriedhimin1816onthedeathofhiswife.ShereturnedtoEnglandinn1823afterherhusband'sdeath.ShelleyisbestrememberedastheauthorofFrankenstein,butshewroteseveralotherworksincludingnovels,biographiesandshortstories.Shediedin1851.--ThistextreferstoanalternatePaperbackedition.

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