{"product_id":"the-afterlives-of-frankenstein-9781350351608","title":"The Afterlives of Frankenstein","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn exploration of the treatment of Mary Shelley's \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e in popular art and culture, this book examines adaptations in film, comics, theatre, art, video games and more, to illuminate how the novel's myth has evolved in the two centuries since its publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDivided into four sections, \u003cem\u003eThe Afterlives of Frankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e considers the cultural dialogues Mary Shelley’s novel has engaged with in specific historical moments; the extraordinary examples of how \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e has suffused our cultural consciousness; and how the \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e myth has become something to play with, a locus for reinvention and imaginative interpretation. In the final part, artists respond to the \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e legacy today, reintroducing it into cultural circulation in ways that speak creatively to current anxieties and concerns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBringing together popular interventions that riff off Shelley's major themes, chapters survey such works as \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein in Baghdad\u003c\/em\u003e, Bob Dylan’s recent “My Own Version of You”, the graphic novel series \u003cem\u003eDestroyer\u003c\/em\u003e with its Black cast of characters, Jane Louden’s \u003cem\u003eThe Mummy!\u003c\/em\u003e, the first Japanese translation of \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e, “The New Creator”, the iconic \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e mask and Kenneth Brannagh’s \u003cem\u003eMary Shelley’s Frankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA deep dive into the crevasses of \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e adaptation and lore, this volume offers compelling new directions for scholarship surrounding the novel through dynamic critical and creative responses to Shelley's original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47599017754860,"sku":"9781350351608","price":65.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350351608-the-afterlives-of-frankenstein.jpg?v=1777971613","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-afterlives-of-frankenstein-9781350351608","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}