About this title: This lively history of the Frankenstein myth, illuminated by dozens of pictures and illustrations, is told with skill and humor. Hitchcock uses film, literature, history, science, and even punk music to help readers understand the meaning of this monster made by man.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Date published: 2007-10-30
ISBN-13:9780393061444ISBN:0393061442
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Date published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780393061444ISBN:0393061442
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date published: 2007
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Date published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780393061444ISBN:0393061442
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"FRANKENSTEIN, A CULTURAL HISTORY provides a good, general overview of Mary Shelly's creature from its literary conception to the internationally-recognized icon it would become by the end of the 20th century. If you already know the details of that fateful summer at Lake Geneva and the history of the Universal films, you will already have heard it all, but there are still a couple of nice little surprises along the way, such as Dick Briefer's usually-overlooked 'Frankenstein' comic book getting a page or two. And, even more incredibly, discussion of the psychotronically- flavored film FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE SPACE MONSTER. Not bad for a somewhat academic volume! Some reviews I've read recently have pointed out several factual errors, but as I collect things Frankenstein, I was still pleased to add the book to my collection. Great cover, too!"
Frankenstein: A Cultural History
Reviewed by Kenton on
2008-05-09 00:00:00.0.
General Overview of the IconFRANKENSTEIN, A CULTURAL HISTORY provides a good, general overview of Mary Shelly's creature from its literary conception to the internationally-recognized icon it would become by the end of the 20th century. If you already know the details of that fateful summer at Lake Geneva and the history of the Universal films, you will already have heard it all, but there are still a couple of nice little surprises along the way, such as Dick Briefer's usually-overlooked 'Frankenstein' comic book getting a page or two. And, even more incredibly, discussion of the psychotronically- flavored film FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE SPACE MONSTER. Not bad for a somewhat academic volume! Some reviews I've read recently have pointed out several factual errors, but as I collect things Frankenstein, I was still pleased to add the book to my collection. Great cover, too!
Rating: 4
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