Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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Harold Bloom
Infobase Publishing, 2007 - 150 pagina's
Perhaps best known for the horror films it has spawned, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, published in 1818, is a tale that warns against the advancements of modern man and the Industrial Revolution. This title is part of the Bloom's Guides series. It includes a critical overview that aims to distill the symbolic essence of the work.
 

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Introduction by Harold Bloom
7
Biographical Sketch
10
The Story Behind the Story
18
Summary and Analysis
27
CRITICAL VIEWS
64
Works by Mary Shelley
133
Annotated Bibliography
134
Contributors
140
Acknowledgments
143
Index
145
Copyright

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Over de auteur (2007)

Harold Bloom was born on July 11, 1930 in New York City. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Cornell in 1951 and his Doctorate from Yale in 1955. After graduating from Yale, Bloom remained there as a teacher, and was made Sterling Professor of Humanities in 1983. Bloom's theories have changed the way that critics think of literary tradition and has also focused his attentions on history and the Bible. He has written over twenty books and edited countless others. He is one of the most famous critics in the world and considered an expert in many fields. In 2010 he became a founding patron of Ralston College, a new institution in Savannah, Georgia, that focuses on primary texts. His works include Fallen Angels, Till I End My Song: A Gathering of Last Poems, Anatomy of Influence: Literature as a Way of Life and The Shadow of a Great Rock: A Literary Appreciation of The King James Bible. Harold Bloom passed away on October 14, 2019 in New Haven, at the age of 89.

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