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"Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein is its own type of monster mythos that will not die, a corpus whose parts keep getting harvested to animate new artistic creations. What makes this tale so adaptable and so resilient that, nearly 200 years later, it remains vitally relevant in a culture radically different from the one that spawned its birth? Monstrous Progeny takes readers on a fascinating exploration of the Frankenstein family tree, tracing the literary and intellectual roots of Shelley's novel from the sixteenth century and analyzing the evolution of the book's figures and themes into modern productions that range from children's cartoons to pornography. Along the way, media scholar Lester D. Friedman and historian Allison B. Kavey examine the adaptation and evolution of Victor Frankenstein and his monster across different genres and in different eras. In doing so, they demonstrate how Shelley's tale and its characters continue to provide crucial reference points for current debates about bioethics, artificial intelligence, cyborg lifeforms, and the limits of scientific progress. Blending an extensive historical overview with a detailed analysis of key texts, the authors r

Who reads Monstrous Progeny : A History of the Frankenstein Narratives?

Author

Professor Lester D. Friedman; Professor Allison B. Kavey

Publisher

New Brusnwick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9780813564234

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Performing Arts, Fiction, Science

Rating

3.75 / 5 (7 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14