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About the product Conceived and started in a creative competition in writing horror stories at the Swiss villa of Diodati in June 1816, initiated by Lord Byron, the debut novel of the English writer Mary Shelley «Frankenstein, or Modern Prometheus» (1818) became one of the masterpieces of romantic Gothic and together with that starting point of the sci-fi tradition in modern and contemporary prose. Referring by the very name to the ancient myth of Prometheus, M. Shelley’s book in less than two centuries has given rise to its own vast and influential cultural mythology, growing with new characters, situations and meanings in countless imitations, transcriptions and screen adaptations. The tragic and terrible plot invented by the author of the book turned out to be open to various artistic, philosophical and socio-political interpretations, and the name and personality of the Swiss experimental scientist Viktor Frankenstein are firmly united in modern cultural consciousness with the image of the monster he created into a two-fold symbol of daring hopes and mortal dangers. accompanying scientific research and outstanding discoveries. …
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