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Frankenstein
a cultural history
By Hitchcock, Susan Tyler
- ISBN
- 978-0-39306-144-4
- Publisher
- New York : W.W. Norton, c2007.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2007
The wordFrankenstein conjures images and ideas ranging from the horrific to the comic. This iconic creature has appeared in novels, plays, films, comic books, and even political cartoons. Hitchcock (Mad Mary Lamb: Lunacy and Murder in Literary London ) explores the evolution of this classic character from a young unwed mother's nightmare to Hollywood icon to an embodiment of the fears inherent in the technological age. She begins with a d...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
