{"product_id":"adapting-frankenstein-the-monsters-eternal-lives-in-popular-culture-paperback","title":"Adapting Frankenstein: The Monster's Eternal Lives in Popular Culture - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDennis R. Cutchins\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDennis R. Perry\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Shelley's \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein \u003c\/i\u003eis one of the most popular novels in western literature. It has been adapted and re-assembled in countless forms, from Hammer Horror films to young-adult books and \u003ci\u003ebandes dessinées\u003c\/i\u003e. Beginning with the idea of the 'Frankenstein Complex', this edited collection provides a series of creative readings that explore the elaborate intertextual networks that make up the novel's remarkable afterlife. It broadens the scope of research on \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e while deepening our understanding of a text that, 200 years after its original publication, continues to intrigue and terrify us in new and unexpected ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Shelley's \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein \u003c\/i\u003eis one of the most popular works in the history of western literature. It has been adapted and re-assembled in countless forms, from Hammer Horror films to young-adult books and \u003ci\u003ebandes dessinées\u003c\/i\u003e. This collection provides a series of creative readings exploring the elaborate intertextual networks that make up the novel's remarkable afterlife. Other classic texts produce adaptations from time to time, but \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein \u003c\/i\u003ehas reached critical mass, with new versions appearing continually. This potentially infinite grid of intertexts, here termed the 'Frankenstein Network', enables a new way of reading adaptations in the light of other texts on the grid. The adaptation-studies approaches found in this book focus on the complex relationships between the various texts, disparate traditions, and dynamic media in which \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein \u003c\/i\u003ehas been adapted. As the most comprehensive collection of essays to date on why and how \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein \u003c\/i\u003ehas been adapted, this is an ideal book for class explorations of adaptation theory, \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein \u003c\/i\u003estudies, Gothic horror, and Dark Romanticism. It broadens the scope of research on \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e while deepening our understanding of a text that, 200 years after its original publication, continues to intrigue and terrify us in new and unexpected ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Shelley's \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein \u003c\/i\u003eis one of the most popular works in the history of western literature. It has been adapted and re-assembled in countless forms, from Hammer Horror films to young-adult books and \u003ci\u003ebandes dessin?es\u003c\/i\u003e. This collection provides a series of creative readings exploring the elaborate intertextual networks that make up the novel's remarkable afterlife. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOther classic texts produce adaptations from time to time, but \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein \u003c\/i\u003ehas reached critical mass, with new versions appearing continually. This potentially infinite grid of intertexts, here termed the 'Frankenstein Network', enables a new way of reading adaptations in the light of other texts on the grid. The adaptation-studies approaches found in this book focus on the complex relationships between the various texts, disparate traditions, and dynamic media in which \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein \u003c\/i\u003ehas been adapted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the most comprehensive collection of essays to date on why and how \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein \u003c\/i\u003ehas been adapted, this is an ideal book for class explorations of adaptation theory, \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein \u003c\/i\u003estudies, Gothic horror, and Dark Romanticism. It broadens the scope of research on \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e while deepening our understanding of a text that, 200 years after its original publication, continues to intrigue and terrify us in new and unexpected ways.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDennis R. Cutchins is Associate Professor of American Literature at Brigham Young University\u003cbr\u003eDennis R. Perry is Associate Professor of American Literature at Brigham Young University\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47429415305394,"sku":"9781526108913","price":65.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/u-5h8atf6P9781526108913.webp?v=1783264346","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/adapting-frankenstein-the-monsters-eternal-lives-in-popular-culture-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}