Frankenstein
Also known as The Modern Prometheus
Roman von Mary Shelley (1818)
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"Frankenstein" is an 1818 Gothic novel by Mary Shelley that follows Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a intelligent creature from body parts through an unconventional experiment. Written when Shelley was just 18 years old and published anonymously when she was 20, the novel has become a foundational work of science fiction that explores the consequences of scientific ambition.
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- Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
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- Christie's auction scan of Frankenstein 1818.jpg
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- Title page of Vol. I, first edition, 1818
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- Mary Shelley
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- United Kingdom
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- English
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- Gothic novel, science fiction
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Frankenstein, auch Frankenstein oder Der moderne Prometheus, (Original: Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus) ist ein Roman von Mary Shelley, der am 1. Januar 1818 erstmals anonym veröffentlicht wurde. Er erzählt die Geschichte des jungen Schweizers Viktor Frankenstein, der an der damals berühmten Universität Ingolstadt einen künstlichen Menschen erschafft. Dabei wird die Handlung durch eine Mischung aus Briefroman und klassischer Ich-Erzählsituation vermittelt. Der Protagonist erzählt dem Leiter einer Forschungsexpedition, zugleich Eigner des Schiffes, das ihn in der Arktis rettet, seine Geschichte. Der Schauerroman hatte großen Einfluss auf Literatur und Populärkultur und gehört zu den bekanntesten Vertretern des Horrorgenres. 2015 wählten 82 internationale Literaturkritiker und -wissenschaftler ihn zu einem der bedeutendsten britischen Romane.
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