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BL
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998755
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b753125
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| Title & Author
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein /\ edited with an introduction by Harold Bloom.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Bloom's Literary Criticism,, ©2007.
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| Series Statement
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Bloom's guides
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150 pages ;; 23 cm.
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| ISBN
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0791093581
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: 9780791093580
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-139) and index.
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| Contents
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Biographical sketch -- The story behind the story -- List of Characters -- Summary and analysis -- Critical views -- Percy Bysshe Shelley on Frankenstein -- Crosbie Smith on Victor's Genovese years -- Ludmilla Jordanova on melancholy reflection -- Anne K. Mellor on the modern Prometheus -- David Ketterer on the sublime setting -- Muriel Spark on the shifting roles of Frankenstein and his monster -- Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar on Milton's influence -- Laura P. Claridge on familial tensions -- Betty T. Bennett on the exercise of power and responsibility -- Matthew C. Brennan on the psychology of landscape in Frankenstein -- William Crisman on sibling rivalry -- Janis McLarren Caldwell on sympathy and similitude.
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| Abstract
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Mary Shelley?s Frankenstein is a tale that warns against the?advancements? of modern man and the Industrial Revolution. A sharp critical overview distills the symbolic essence of the work, while "The Story Behind The Story" section enhances a student's overall comprehension of Frankenstein?s historical background.
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Frankenstein's Monster
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Frankenstein's Monster
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Frankenstein, Victor
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Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft,1797-1851., Frankenstein.
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Frankenstein, Victor
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Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft,1797-1851., Frankenstein.
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Horror tales, English-- History and criticism.
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Monsters in literature.
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Scientists in literature.
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Frankenstein (Fictional character)
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Horror fiction-- History and criticism.
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Horror tales, English.
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Monsters in literature.
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Monsters in literature.
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Scientists in literature.
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Scientists in literature.
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Frankenstein (Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft)
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| Dewey Classification
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823/.7
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| LC Classification
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PR5397.F73M38 2007
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| NLM classification
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I561.074clc
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| Added Entry
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Bloom, Harold.
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| Parallel Title
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Frankenstein
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