Victor Frankenstein a travaillé sans relâche pour découvrir le secret de la vie. Jour et nuit, il s'est enfermé dans son laboratoire secret. Jour et nuit, il a fait les expériences les plus incroyables, les plus atroces. Et voilà qu'au moment de réussir, tout s'effondre. La créature à laquelle il a donné vie est un monstre. Horrifié, le savant s'enfuit abandonnant la créature à elle-même. Grave erreur ! Seule, mal-aimée, elle n'aura désormais qu'un but : se venger de son créateur.

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.

En 1816 Mary Shelley, surtout connue pour son célèbre Frankenstein, et son mari Percy Shelley entament, avec leur grand ami et poète Lord Byron, un voyage de deux mois qui passe par Genève et Chamonix. La découverte de paysages " sublimes et grandioses " leur inspire des lettres enthousiastes. La révélation de ces lettres inédites en français est que Frankenstein est né de la contemplation des glaces.

Frankenstein sur la Mer de Glace - Ou le voyage de Genève à Chamonix

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is the original 1818 'Uncensored' Edition of Frankenstein as first published anonymously in 1818. This original version is much more true to the spirit of the author's original intentions than the heavily revised 1831 edition, edited by Shelley, in part, because of pressure to make the story more conservative. Many scholars prefer the 1818 text to the more common 1831 edition.
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel written by Mary Shelley about a creature produced by an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was nineteen, and the novel was published when she was twenty-one. The first edition was published anonymously in London in 1818. Shelley's name appears on the second edition, published in France in 1823.
Shelley had travelled in the region of Geneva, where much of the story takes place, and the topics of galvanism and other similar occult ideas were themes of conversation among her companions, particularly her future husband, Percy Shelley. The storyline emerged from a dream. Mary, Percy, Lord Byron, and John Polidori decided to have a competition to see who could write the best horror story. After thinking for weeks about what her possible storyline could be, Shelley dreamt about a scientist who created life and was horrified by what he had made. She then wrote Frankenstein.

Frankenstein (The Original 1818 'Uncensored' Edition)

Frankenstein - Edition du film

Penned by Mary Shelley (1797-1851), Frankenstein is the best-selling Gothic 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 that 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.

Le récit du séjour passé en Suisse par la future romancière et le poète. Ecrit à quatre mains, le texte évoque leurs excursions en compagnie de Byron ou à Chamonix, à la recherche des sommets. Il interroge constamment le lien entre réalité et invention.

Histoire d'un voyage de six semaines

Passionné par les sciences occultes, Victor Frankenstein est persuadé qu'il peut donner la vie. Dans la solitude de son laboratoire, un soir d'orage, son rêve devient réalité... et tourne au cauchemar. Il vient de créer un être monstrueux. Victor fuit, épouvanté. Mais il est trop tard : la créature, rejetée de tous, prépare déjà sa vengeance. "La foudre frappa. Ma bougie vacilla, lorsque tout à coup, ou milieu de cette lumière hésitante, je vis s'ouvrir l'oeil jaune et stupide de ma créature. Elle se mit à respirer profondément et des mouvements compulsifs agitèrent ses membres".

Frankenstein ou Le Prométhée moderne (Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus) est un roman gothique et considéré a posteriori comme le précurseur de la science-fiction, publié en 1818 par la jeune britannique Mary Shelley , maîtresse et future épouse du poète Shelley.

Le roman est le récit d'une tentative d'exploration polaire par Robert Walton. La majeure partie de ce récit est constituée par l'histoire de la vie de Victor Frankenstein que Walton a recueilli sur la banquise. Ce récit tourne lui même autour de la narration à Frankenstein, par le monstre auquel il a donné vie, des tourments de celui-ci, qui justifient la haine qu'il lui porte.

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