Frankenstein: or The Modern PrometheusOUP Oxford, 2008 M08 14 - 272 páginas Shelley's suspenseful and intellectually rich gothic tale confronts some of the most important and enduring themes in all of literture—the power of human imagination, the potential hubris of science, the gulf between appearance and essence, the effects of human cruelty, the desire for revenge and the need for forgiveness, and much more. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. |
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... human history; having learned to read, he discovers private sentiment in Werther and public virtue in Plutarch. Most of all, it is through Paradise Lost that he comes to understand himself and his situation under the double analogy of ...
... human history; having learned to read, he discovers private sentiment in Werther and public virtue in Plutarch. Most of all, it is through Paradise Lost that he comes to understand himself and his situation under the double analogy of ...
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... human revolt, is the monster what that revolt looks like from the other side—a pitiful botched-up creature, a 'filthy mass that moved and talked' (p. 147), which brings nothing but grief and destruction upon the power that made him ...
... human revolt, is the monster what that revolt looks like from the other side—a pitiful botched-up creature, a 'filthy mass that moved and talked' (p. 147), which brings nothing but grief and destruction upon the power that made him ...
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... human consequences. It is ironic but entirely appropriate that, in the process, the nameless monster seems to have usurped the name of his creator. 1 For the composition of the novel, see the Preface of 1818 and Introduction of 1831 ...
... human consequences. It is ironic but entirely appropriate that, in the process, the nameless monster seems to have usurped the name of his creator. 1 For the composition of the novel, see the Preface of 1818 and Introduction of 1831 ...
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... human endeavour to mock the stupendous mechanism of the Creator of the world. His success would terrify the artist; he would rush away from his odious handy-work, horror-stricken. He would hope that, left to itself, the slight spark of ...
... human endeavour to mock the stupendous mechanism of the Creator of the world. His success would terrify the artist; he would rush away from his odious handy-work, horror-stricken. He would hope that, left to itself, the slight spark of ...
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... human passions more comprehensive and commanding than any which the ordinary relations of existing events can yield. I have thus endeavoured to preserve the truth of the elementary principles of human nature, while I have not scrupled ...
... human passions more comprehensive and commanding than any which the ordinary relations of existing events can yield. I have thus endeavoured to preserve the truth of the elementary principles of human nature, while I have not scrupled ...
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affection appeared arrived beauty became become believe called cause child Clerval companion continued conversation cottage countenance creature dark dear death delight desire despair destroyed discovered dream earth Elizabeth endeavoured endured entered existence expressed eyes father fear feelings Felix felt fire followed Frankenstein Geneva gentle give hands happiness heard heart heavens hope horror human idea imagination Italy journey Justine kind lake leave letter light lived looked lost manner Mary means mind miserable monster months morning mountains murderer nature nearly never night opened passed peace perceived pleasure poor possessed present Prometheus promise pursue quitted reflect remained resolved rest scene seemed sensations Shelley sometimes soon soul sound spirit story strange suffered tale tears thing thought turned visited voice wind wish wonder wood wretched