Essays about: "the Modern Prometheus"

Found 4 essays containing the words the Modern Prometheus.

  1. 1. A feminist reading of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Mikael Hillerström; [2019]
    Keywords : Mary Shelley; Frankenstein; feminist reading; gender roles;

    Abstract : This essay is a feminist analysis of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818) that shows how Shelley criticizes society through presenting feminist viewpoints. I argue that Shelley critiques traditional gender roles by punishing characters subscribing to them. Most of the characters conform to traditional gender stereotypes. READ MORE

  3. 2. Frankenstein; or, the trials of a posthuman subject : An investigation of the Monster in Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" and his attempt at acquiring human subjectivity in a posthuman state

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Engelska

    Author : Isa Ring; [2017]
    Keywords : posthumanism; subjectivity; posthuman subjectivity; english; Frankenstein; Mary Shelley;

    Abstract : Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley and the characters within, tell a prominent story of the posthuman condition in a society where humanist thought is the only conception of subjectivity. The use of not only posthuman studies, but more specifically studies including subjectivity was needed, in order to analyse the relationship between the humanist and the posthuman subjects. READ MORE

  4. 3. Good and Evil in Man: The Double Nature of Victor in "Frankenstein"

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Sara Marklund; [2010-10-15]
    Keywords : Frankenstein; the Modern Prometheus; Mary Shelley;

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  5. 4. The Changing Role of Science in Frankenstein, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and Dracula

    University essay from Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Lisa Jacobsson; [2010]
    Keywords : The gothic; science; scientific progress; morality; transgressor; Frankenstein; Dr Jekyll; Mr Hyde; Dracula; Van Helsing; Skräck; vetenskap; moral; vetenskapliga framsteg; överträdare; Frankenstein; Dr Jekyll; Mr Hyde; Dracula; Van Helsing;

    Abstract : This essay has examined the role of science in the three classic horror stories Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and Dracula. The argument stated that the role of science in these works is changeable and constitutes both a friend and an enemy, depending on the protagonists’ motives. READ MORE