Frankenstein 200 : the birth, life, and resurrection of Mary Shelley's monster / Rebecca Baumann ; photographs by Jody Mitchell.
Two centuries ago, a teenage genius created a monster that still walks among us. In 1818, Mary Shelley published Frankenstein, and in doing so set forth into the world a scientist and his monster. The daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft, famed women's rights advocate, and William Godwin, radical po...
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| Other title: | Frankenstein two hundred. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Bloomington, Indiana :
Indiana University Press,
[2018]
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| Summary: | Two centuries ago, a teenage genius created a monster that still walks among us. In 1818, Mary Shelley published Frankenstein, and in doing so set forth into the world a scientist and his monster. The daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft, famed women's rights advocate, and William Godwin, radical political thinker and writer, Mary Shelley is considered the mother of the modern genres of horror and science fiction. At its core, however, Shelley's Frankenstein is a contemplation of what is means to be human, what it means to chase perfection, and waht is means to fear such things as ugliness, loneliness, and rejection. In celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein, the Lilly Library at Indiana University presents Frankenstein 200: The Birth, Life, and Resurrection of Mary Shelley's Monster. This beautifully illustrated catalog looks closely at Mary Shelley's life and influences, examines the hundreds of reincarnations her book and its characters have enjoyed, and highlights the vast and eclectic collections of the Lilly Library. This exhibition catalog is a celebration of books, of the monstrousness that exists within us all, and of the genius of Mary Shelley--back cover. |
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| Physical Description: | xx, 169 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [167]-169) |
| ISBN: | 0253039053 9780253039057 |