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Frankenstein

Penetrating the Secrets of Nature: An Exhibition by the National Library of Medicine

by Susan E. Lederer, Elizabeth Fee

Cover of Frankenstein

[Exhibition catalog] This title highlights Shelley's novel and the context in which she conceived it. It then focuses on the redefinition of the Frankenstein myth in popular culture. The final section examines the continuing power of the story to articulate present day concerns raised by developments in biomedicine.

Medical ethicsFrankenstein (Fictitious character)ExhibitionsHuman experimentation in medicineFrankenstein's monster (Fictitious character)Medicine in LiteratureAusstellungLiterarische GestaltFrankenstein (Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft)
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