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It's Alive!|Elizabeth Campbell Denlinger
It's Alive! : A Visual History of Frankenstein
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This is a vivid history of Mary Shelley's famous book, which explains its enduring popularity in the theatre, the cinema, and to the general reading public. It's Alive features manuscripts and first editions, letters and artifacts from the Morgan Library and other libraries and museums in the U.S.A., England, France, and Switzerland, including paintings on Gothic subjects (Henry Fuseli's iconic Nightmare), historic scientific instruments, prints, posters, portions of Shelley's autograph manuscript and the typescript screenplay for the 1931 movie opened to the creation scene "Now I know what it feels to be God." The Frankenstein story commands an enduring appeal: more than a thousand paperback editions are advertised on Amazon, and the IMDb website lists about 200 movies and television shows with that title. But many people know Frankenstein the creature of horror movies, without any acquaintance of the original story - a complex narrative addressing questions of scientific ethics, moral justice, and social responsibilities. So this entirely new publication will be a visual record of Frankenstein, beginning with a biography of the author and continuing through current reinterpretations of the story.

  • ISBN-13: 9781911282419
  • ISBN-10: 1911282417
  • Publisher: Giles
  • Publish Date: October 2018
  • Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.4 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.75 pounds
  • Page Count: 336

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