Frankenstein : Penetrating the Secrets of Nature /

This title highlights Shelley's novel and the context in which she conceived it. It then focuses on the redefinition of the Frankenstein myth in popular culture. The final section examines the continuing power of the story to articulate present day concerns raised by developments in biomedicine...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: National Library of Medicine (U.S.). History of Medicine Division
Otros Autores: Tuohy, Patricia, Fee, Elizabeth, Lederer, Susan E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2002.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, > 1797-1851. > Frankenstein > Exhibitions.
Frankenstein's Monster > (Fictitious character)
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, > 1797-1851 > Frankenstein
Frankenstein's Monster > (Fictitious character) > Exhibitions.
Frankenstein (Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft)
Medical ethics > Exhibitions.
Frankenstein (Fictitious character) > Exhibitions.
Ausstellung
Literarische Gestalt
Medical ethics.
Human experimentation in medicine.
Medicine in literature.
Medecine dans la litterature.
Éthique medicale > Expositions.
Experimentation humaine en medecine > Expositions.
Medicine in Literature
Human experimentation in medicine > Exhibitions.
Catalogues d'exposition.
Illustrated works.
Exhibition catalogs.
exhibition catalogs.
Student Collection.
Exhibition
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This title highlights Shelley's novel and the context in which she conceived it. It then focuses on the redefinition of the Frankenstein myth in popular culture. The final section examines the continuing power of the story to articulate present day concerns raised by developments in biomedicine.
Notas:"Published in conjunction with the exhibition Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature, organized by the History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine"--Title page verso.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (88 pages): illustrations (some color) ;
ISBN:9780813532004

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