Frankenstein

annotated for scientists, engineers, and creators of all kinds

Paperback, 277 pages

Langue : English

Publié 4 février 2017 par The MIT Press.

ISBN :
978-0-262-53328-7
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Numéro OCLC :
958796621

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5 étoiles (3 critiques)

This new critical edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was developed by leading scholars for aspiring scientists, engineers, and medical professionals. This unique framing will make this a core text in promoting and enhancing interdisciplinary dialogue on the nature, roles, and responsibilities of scientists and engineers in society. To be published in time for the 2018 bicentennial of its original publication, this edition will be produced in print and as an enhanced e-book. The e-book will contain the full text of the novel (in the public domain) plus all of the substantial scholarly material that was commissioned and developed for this new edition, including essays by leading scholars, and will be most valuable to students and teachers of ethics. Digital features will include include reader annotation, bookmarking, and multimedia content. -- Provided by publisher.

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surprisingly enjoyable!

5 étoiles

I thought this was going to be a more detailed version of the pop culture bit we always see: "it's alive!" etc. but that action doesn't even take place "on screen"; the story is much more about what a creator (parent, or god) owes those they create. I enjoyed it much more than I expected, and thought the writing was excellent.

O manual do vilão

Aucune note

Por capricho Victor Frankenstein teceu os fios da vida. O destino o conduziu por caminhos tortuosos, até este ponto, vaidades e acaso… Por capricho Victor Frankenstein esmagou a criatura sob o peso de seu desdém. Assim começa a tragédia do criador e da criatura. A figura de Frankenstein é marcada por um lamento constante, sua tragédia reside em sua incapacidade de agir até ser tarde demais. Seu pecado o persegue, ele é incapaz de confessá-lo ou dar cabo dele. Vemos um personagem ser consumido passivamente. Já a criatura, órfã de seu criador, vaga solitária como um animal pelos bosques enquanto desenvolve aos poucos seus gostos, experimenta pela primeira vez a fome e a comida, o frio e o calor, a solidão… e apenas isso. O monstro, como é chamado, isolado, ama platonicamente tudo o que é de mais humano. Negado em seus afetos, o ressentimento cresce, ele se vê como …

Sujets

  • Fiction
  • Monsters
  • Science in literature
  • Scientists