Un savant, Victor Frankenstein, parvient à donner vie à un être fait d'un assemblage de morceaux de cadavres. Roman fantastique paru en 1818 où apparaît la victoire sur la mort par le biais de la science. Oeuvre au programme de 5e.

Frankenstein

Written by Mary Shelley (1797-1851), Frankenstein is the best-selling horror classic about an experiment that goes horribly wrong, and a monster who swears revenge on his creator. Swiss student Victor Frankenstein uncovers the secret to bringing life to what is lifeless, and in assembling body parts to create a monster, ultimately sets the stage for his own destruction and that of everything he loves when the monster is rejected by society. Penned as part of a competition between Mary Shelley, Lord Byron, and John Polidori to see who could write the best horror story, Frankenstein is resonant with themes of love, friendship, hubris, and fear. It presents the epic battle between man and monster, showing that man is not always capable of controlling that which he creates. Frankenstein was first published anonymously in London in 1818, reflecting English biases towards female authors, and Mary Shelley was not credited as the author of Frankenstein until the French edition was published in 1823. Frankenstein has had a lasting influence on literary tradition, opening the door to literary horror as a genre, and is widely recognized as the first work of science fiction. It has been adapted for film, television, and stage, as well as providing the basis for new works of literary fiction.

An der Universität Ingolstadt entwickelt der talentierte Naturwissenschaftler Viktor Frankenstein die Idee, eine künstliche Kreatur zu schaffen. Aus Leichenteilen stückelt er ein neues Wesen zusammen. Tatsächlich gelingt es Frankenstein, die Kreatur zum Leben zu erwecken. Das namenlose Wesen macht sich auf den Weg in die Welt. Anfangs entwickelt es sich gut, bildet sich weiter. Wegen seiner Hässlichkeit erfährt es jedoch viel Ablehnung und Hass. Schließlich beginnt Frankensteins Kreatur, jene schlechten Eigenschaften zu entwickeln, die man ihr wegen ihres beängstigenden Äußeren zuschreibt. Frankensteins Schöpfung wird zu dem Monster, das die Menschen immer schon in ihr gesehen haben.

Der Bestseller »Frankenstein« machte Mary Shelley weltweit bekannt.

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The Gothic Trilogy : Dracula, Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (unabridged versions) in one volume ! Three Classic Gothic Novels in One Book only ! 1) Dracula, 2) Frankenstein, 3) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde --all three classics complete and unabridged versions by Bram Stoker, Mary Shelley and Robert Louis Stevenson. 

1) Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. It introduced the character of Count Dracula, and established many conventions of subsequent vampire fantasy. The novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so that he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and of the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and a woman led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing. Dracula has been assigned to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic novel, and invasion literature. The novel has spawned numerous theatrical, film, and television interpretations.

2) Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel written by English author Mary Shelley (1797-1851) that tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a hideous, sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Frankenstein is infused with elements of the Gothic novel and the Romantic movement. At the same time, it is an early example of science fiction. Brian Aldiss has argued that it should be considered the first true science fiction story because, in contrast to previous stories with fantastical elements resembling those of later science fiction, the central character "makes a deliberate decision" and "turns to modern experiments in the laboratory" to achieve fantastic results. It has had a considerable influence in literature and popular culture and spawned a complete genre of horror stories, films and plays.

3) Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a gothic novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in 1886. The work is also known as The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, or simply Jekyll & Hyde. It is about a London legal practitioner named Gabriel John Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr Henry Jekyll, and the evil Edward Hyde. The novella's impact is such that it has become a part of the language, with the phrase "Jekyll and Hyde" entering the vernacular to refer to people with an unpredictably dual nature: usually very good, but sometimes shockingly evil.

The Gothic Trilogy - Dracula ; Frankenstein ; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

" "C'est alors qu'à la lueur blafarde et jaunâtre de la lune qui se frayait un chemin au travers des volets, je vis cet être vil - le misérable monstre que j'avais créé". Le savant Victor Frankenstein a réussi à fabriquer une créature d'apparence humaine, mais aux traits si repoussants qu'elle n'inspire que terreur et dégoût. Rejeté par tous, le monstre se cache mais il promet à son créateur une abominable vengeance. Edition adaptée facile à lire : malvoyance ; fatigue visuelle ; troubles de l'apprentissage ; troubles cognitifs ; troubles DYS ; dyslexie ; dysgraphie ; TDA/H ; alphabétisation, FLE. "

Frankenstein ou le Prométhée moderne

After a long series of civil dissension--after many battles, whose issue involved the fate of thousands--after the destruction of nearly all the English nobility in the contest between the two Roses, the decisive battle of Bosworth Field was fought on the 22d of August, 1415, whose result was to entwine, as it was called, the white and red symbols of rivalship, and to restore peace to this unhappy country.

The day had been sunny and warm: as the evening closed in a west wind rose, bringing along troops of fleecy clouds, golden at sunset, and then dun and grey, veiling with pervious network the many stars. Three horsemen at this hour passed through the open country between Hinckley and Welford in Leicestershire. It was broad day when they descended from the elevation on which the former stands, and the villagers crowded to gaze upon the fugitives, and to guess, from the ensigns they bore, to which party they belonged, while the warders from the near castle hastened out to stop them, thus to curry favour with the conqueror; a design wholly baffled.

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Récit d'épouvante, né de la lecture de romans allemands et des conversations de Mary Shelley avec Lord Byron et Percy Bysshe Shelley, "Frankenstein" est l'histoire d'un jeune savant suisse, Victor Frankenstein, qui construit un être humain avec des morceaux de cadavres provenant de cimetières et de chambres mortuaires. Le monstre ainsi créé est vivant, intelligent et physiquement très fort, mais animé de passions animales. II est conscient de ses défauts et de ses difformités car il est rejeté par la société et renié par son créateur. Il se venge en tuant l'ami, le frère et la femme de Frankenstein, puis se réfugie loin de toute présence humaine, dans les mers de glace de l'Arctique. Le savant part à sa recherche mais il est tué par le monstre qui disparaît ensuite définitivement. "Frankenstein", premier chef-d'oeuvre du roman gothique, récit à la fois philosophique et horrifique écrit par Mary Shelley à l'âge de 19 ans, est devenu aujourd'hui un classique de l'horreur et du fantastique. Il a fait l'objet de nombreuses adaptions au cinéma. Le talent de la romancière dans l'art de donner forme à des fantaisies macabres et terrifiantes y atteint des sommets.

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