Frankenstein
Frankenstein
Penetrating the Secrets of Nature: An Exhibition by the National Library of Medicine
About this book
[Exhibition catalog] 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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- OL Work ID
- OL18240771W
Subjects
Medical ethicsFrankenstein (Fictitious character)ExhibitionsHuman experimentation in medicineFrankenstein's monster (Fictitious character)Medicine in LiteratureAusstellungLiterarische GestaltFrankenstein (Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft)