Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818)

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Literary Criticism on Frankenstein

Anderson, Robert. Anderson considers theories of work and leisure time in Frankenstein. "'Alternate Labour and Relaxation': An Introduction," issues of labor and leisure in Frankenstein. Romanticism on the Net 27 (August 2002)

Anderson, Robert W. "Body Parts That Matter: Frankenstein, or The Modern Cyborg?" Women Writers [online journal]10/5/99

Austin, Andrea. "Frankie and Johnny: Shelley, Gibson, and Hollywood's Love Affair with the Cyborg," Romanticism on the Net no 21, 2001. Austin discusses William Gibson's "Johnny Mnemonic," Frankenstein, and the connection between the problem of gender identity and artificial intelligence

Chiu, Frances. "'Dark and dangerous designs': Tales of Oppression, Dispossession, and Repossession, 1770-1800," [on the Gothic novel]. In Romanticism on the Net 28 (2002)

Corbett, Robert. Introduction to Romanticism and Science Fictions - A Special Issue of Romanticism On the Net, Romanticism on the Net 21, 2001

Florescu, Radu. A review of Florescu's In Search of Frankenstein: Exploring the Myths behind Mary Shelley's Monster. (Robson Books, 1996). Reviewed by Stephen Derwent Partington, Romanticism on the Net 7 (August 1997)

Hogle, Jerrold E. "Frankenstein's Dream: An Introduction." Romantic Circles Praxis Series/Frankenstein's Dream, Feb. 2003

Hunter, J. Paul, ed. A review of the Norton Critical Edition of Frankenstein (1996). Reviewed by Julia Paulman Kielstra, Romanticism on the Net 4 (November 1996)

Marshall, Tim. A review of Marshall's Murdering To Dissect: Grave-robbing, Frankenstein and The Anatomy Literature (Manchester Univ. Press, 1995). A review by Mark Sandy in Romanticism on the Net

McEvoy, Emma. "Groundless Metaphors and Living Maps in the Writing of Mary Shelley." Romanticism on the Net 40 (Nov. 2005)

Morgan, Monique. "Frankenstein's Singular Events: Inductive Reasoning, Narrative Technique, and Generic Classification." Romanticism on the Net 44 (Nov. 2006)

O'Dea, Gregory. "Framing the Frame: Embedded Narratives, Enabling Texts, and Frankenstein" Explores the notion that "In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, we might distinguish three frame sequences: a reading sequence, an action sequence, and a narrative sequence." In Romanticism on the Net, Issue 31 (August 2003)

Redfield, Marc. "Frankenstein's Cinematic Dream." Romantic Circles Praxis Series/Frankenstein's Dream, Feb. 2003

Renfro, Alicia. "Defining Romanticism: The Implications of Nature Personified as Female in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre." Renfro contends that both authors use Nature, personified as female, to redefine the masculine prototype of Romanticism. Renfro uses concepts from Anne K. Mellor's definition of Romanticism in Romanticism and Gender, where she reclassifies traditional Romanticism as "masculine romanticism," and adds the new category, "feminine romanticism." From Prometheus Unplugged at Emory Univ., no date

Rieder, John. "Patriarchal Fantasy and the Fecal Child in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and its Adaptations." Romantic Circles Praxis Series/Frankenstein's Dream, Feb. 2003

Robinson, Charles E., ed. A review of The Frankenstein Notebooks: A Facsimile Edition of Mary Shelley's Manuscript Novel, 1816-17. 2 vols. (Garland Publishing, 1996). A review by Michael Laplace-Sinatra, in Romanticism on the Net 6 (May 1997)

VanWinkle, Matthew. "Mocking Stupendous Mechanisms: Romantic Parody and Frankenstein's Dream." Romantic Circles Praxis Series/Frankenstein's Dream, Feb. 2003

Williams, Anne. "'Mummy, possest': Sadism and Sensibility in Shelley's Frankenstein." Romantic Circles Praxis Series/Frankenstein's Dream, Feb. 2003


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