瑪麗•雪萊(1797—1851)
英國著名小說傢,以《弗蘭肯斯坦》聞名於世,被譽為“科幻小說之母”。生於書香門第,父親是哲學傢,母親是激進的女權主義者。瑪麗•雪萊後與浪漫主義詩人珀西•雪萊私奔。創作《弗蘭肯斯坦》時年僅十九歲。
Frankenstein was Mary Shelley's immensely powerful contribution to the ghost stories which she, Percy Shelley, and Byron wrote one wet summer in Switzerland. Its protagonist is a young student of natural philosophy, who learns the secret of imparting life to a creature constructed from relics of the dead, with horrific consequences. Frankenstein confronts some of the most feared innovations of evolutionism: topics such as degeneracy, hereditary disease, and mankind's status as a species of animal. The text used here is from the 1818 edition, which is a mocking expose of leaders and achievers who leave desolation in their wake, showing mankind its choice - to live cooperatively or to die of selfishness. It is also a black comedy, and harder and wittier than the 1831 version with which we are more familiar. Drawing on new research, Marilyn Butler examines the novel in the context of the radical sciences, which were developing among much controversy in the years following the Napoleonic Wars, and shows how Frankenstein's experiment relates to a contemporary debate between the champions of materialist science and of received religion. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
书中的Frankenstein, 创造了一个monster, 憎恶地连名字都没给他起,就离开了。 读完书,更加感谢上帝,心怀慈爱地创造了我们,并赋予我们爱与被爱的能力,让我们有同伴。 同时也让我更加思考为人父母的责任之重大。正如曾经打车时一位出租车师傅说:孩子并没有要求来到这个世界...
評分一个完美的人,应该始终保持平静、沉着的心绪,任何时候都不该让热情冲动或一时的欲念扰乱心地的安宁。我想,探求知识时也不应该偏离这一准则。如果一个人从事的研究工作,竟会削弱自己对别人的爱,败坏自己的生活情趣,无意去领受那种不掺杂任何杂质的纯朴的人生乐趣,那么,...
評分赛博格概念最早来自于美国航空航天局的两个科学家Manfred Clynes和Nathan Kline。20世纪60年代,她们从'' cybernetic organism''(控制有机体)两个词中各取前三个字母构造了一个新词''cyborg''。这个概念的提出旨在通过技术手段对空间旅行人员的身体性能进行加强。也就是说,...
評分In literature, writers often guide readers to favor protagonists by using names of the main characters as titles of their works; such examples include Beowulf,Macbeth,and Jane Eyre. In the gothic novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley likewise tries to gather h...
評分重讀。留給後世太多新近研究切入點的文本。Long live, intersubjectivity!
评分1818原始稿
评分Bildung的部分有點意思;spivak指齣的monster和女性生育功能的tension也確實是重要的問題
评分“真正意義上的第一本科幻小說”其實並沒有體現這本書真正的價值,Mary在書裏麵通過兩個人的對白引發瞭很多關於“人”,關於“善惡”,關於“道德”等等的思考。一位哲學大拿大意這樣說“善惡相殺,善死惡存不是悲劇,是道德;善善相爭,兩敗俱傷,這纔是悲劇”。Mary的這本書,就像是道德的悲劇。還有讓人讀得不耐煩的開頭,和一筆結束跌宕的結局,也是亮點。另外,關於“完整consummation”的討論是不是也是從Mary這裏開始的?
评分一個仍沒有被抬到一流小說傢的女性寫齣的曠世傑作,我們時代最偉大的作品之一。
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