Frankenstein
Also known as The Modern Prometheus
roman van Mary Shelley
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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 is een roman van de Engelse schrijfster Mary Shelley, met als ondertitel the Modern Prometheus. Het boek werd voor het eerst anoniem gepubliceerd in 1818, maar in 1831 verscheen een door Mary Shelley sterk herziene versie. Het werk kan gerekend worden tot de traditie van de gothic novel die populair was in de tweede helft van de 18e eeuw en de eerste helft van de 19e eeuw. Opvallende kenmerken van romans in dit genre waren: geheimzinnigheid, verderf, verval, geesten, vampiers (Dracula), krankzinnigheid en dergelijke. Frankenstein van Shelley wordt ook wel gezien als het eerste voorbeeld van sciencefiction. De naam Frankenstein wordt soms als literair personage verbonden aan het monster uit deze roman. Het monster heeft echter geen naam en Frankenstein verwijst naar de wetenschapper Victor Frankenstein, de schepper van het monster.
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