Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus

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Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 Gothic novel by Mary Shelley that tells the story of scientist Victor Frankenstein, who creates a sentient creature in a groundbreaking but tragic experiment, and is widely regarded as a foundational work of science fiction and horror literature.

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instanceOf Gothic novel
horror novel
novel
science fiction novel
author Mary Shelley
centralTheme isolation and alienation
responsibility of the creator toward the created
the dangers of unchecked scientific ambition
the pursuit of knowledge
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creatureCharacteristic physically powerful
sentient
socially rejected
criticalReception considered a classic of Gothic literature
considered a classic of horror literature
considered a foundational work of science fiction
firstEditionFormat three-volume edition
firstEditionPublisher Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones
genre Gothic fiction
horror fiction
science fiction
hasAdaptation Frankenstein (1931 film)
linked to: Frankenstein (1931)

numerous film adaptations
numerous stage adaptations
hasCharacter Alphonse Frankenstein
Elizabeth Lavenza
Henry Clerval
influencedGenre horror literature
science fiction literature
inspiration 1816 stay at Lake Geneva with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley
ghost story competition at the Villa Diodati
literaryMovement Romanticism
mainCharacter Frankenstein's creature
linked to: the Creature

Victor Frankenstein
narrativeFrameCharacter Robert Walton
notableFor early depiction of artificial life created by science
epistolary narrative frame
originalLanguage English
placeOfFirstPublication London
linked to: London, England
protagonistField experimental science
protagonistOccupation natural philosophy student
publicationDate 1818
setting Geneva
Ingolstadt
Scotland
the Arctic
linked to: Arctic region

the Swiss Alps
linked to: Swiss Alps
structure frame narrative with multiple embedded first-person accounts
subtitle The Modern Prometheus

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Mary Shelley notableWork Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
Frankenstein (National Theatre production) basedOn Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
Frankenstein (National Theatre production) subject Victor Frankenstein
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Frankenstein (National Theatre production) subject the Creature
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Frankenstein (National Theatre production) role Victor Frankenstein
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Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994 film) title Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
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Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994 film) basedOn Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
Female Gothic associatedWithWork Frankenstein
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Frankenstein (1931 film) basedOn Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
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Son of Frankenstein basedOn Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
The Curse of Frankenstein basedOn Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
Year Without a Summer influencedWork Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
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Bride of Frankenstein basedOn Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
Ingolstadt isSettingOf Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (university studies of Victor Frankenstein)
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Marlow associatedWithWork Frankenstein
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Wollstonecraft–Shelley circle notableWorkProducedWithinCircle Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
Mary Shelley notableWork Frankenstein
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Young Frankenstein basedOn Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
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Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus subtitle The Modern Prometheus
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The Last Man precededBy Frankenstein
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Lodore relatedWorkByAuthor Frankenstein
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Mary Shelley notableWork Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
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Mary Shelley notableEvent conceived the idea for "Frankenstein" during the 1816 summer at Lake Geneva
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Nick Dear wroteAdaptationOf Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
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Frankenstein (National Theatre stage production) basedOn Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
subject linked to: Lizzie Winkler
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the Creature appearsIn Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
the Creature firstAppearance Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
the Creature oftenMisidentifiedAs Frankenstein
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Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor (shared by Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller) basedOn Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
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National Theatre stage production of "Frankenstein" basedOn "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
subject linked to: Jared Richard
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"Frankenstein" (National Theatre stage production) basedOn novel "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
subject linked to: Steven Elliott
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I, Frankenstein basedOn Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
Victor Frankenstein appearsIn Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
Victor Frankenstein firstAppearance Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
Victor Frankenstein familyName Frankenstein
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John Veitch basedOnAdaptationWorkedOn Mary Shelley’s novel "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus"
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Steph Lady notableWork Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
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Steph Lady coWrote Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
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Steph Lady workBasedOn Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein basedOn Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
subject linked to: Steph Lady
Elizabeth Lavenza appearsIn Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
Elizabeth Lavenza firstAppearance Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818 edition)
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Henry Clerval appearsIn Frankenstein
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Baron Frankenstein familyName Frankenstein
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Baron Frankenstein adaptationOf Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
Frankenstein (1931 film) basedOn Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
subject linked to: Frankenstein
Frankenstein (1927 play) basedOn Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
Frankenstein (1927 play) narrativeSource Mary Shelley's Frankenstein novel
linked to: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
Frankenstein (1927 play) adaptationOf Frankenstein (novel)
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