Frankenstein o el moderno Prometeo (edicion conmemorativa) / Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus (Commemorative Edition) (Penguin Clasicos) (Spanish Edition)

El libro que ha inspirado una adaptacion proximamente en cines, dirigido por Guillermo del Toro La historia original de uno de los monstruos mas famosos de la historia de la literatura. Traduccion de Silvia Alemany Vilalta Introduccion de Alberto Manguel En el verano de 1816, el poeta Percy B. Shelley y su esposa Mary se reunieron con Lord Byron y su medico en una villa a orillas del lago Leman. A instancias de Lord Byron y para animar una velada tormentosa, decidieron que cada uno inventaria una historia de fantasmas. La mas callada y reservada, Mary Shelley, dio vida asi a quien seria su personaje mas famoso: el doctor Frankenstein. Al cabo de un ano completaria la novela. La historia es de todos conocida: un cientifico decide crear una criatura con vida propia a la que luego rechaza. Metafora sobre la vida, la libertad y el amor, Frankenstein o el moderno Prometeo es una maravillosa fabula con todos los ingredientes de los grandes mitos, un gran clasico que ahora recuperamos con una nueva traduccion y precedido de un esplendido estudio de Alberto Manguel sobre la influencia del mito en el imaginario del cine. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The book that inspired the upcoming adapted film, directed by Guillermo del Toro Mary Shelley’s classic Frankenstein pioneered the deeply explored battle between monster and man. Follow three narratives in this ageless tale that navigates fear, fixation, love, and desire, while finding an anchor in humanity. The combination of fantastical elements and scientific exploration makes this Mary Shelley novel one of the first true models of science fiction. Mary Shelley began writing Frankenstein when she was only eighteen. At once a Gothic thriller, a passionate romance, and a cautionary tale about the dangers of science, Frankenstein tells the story of committed science student Victor Frankenstein. Obsessed with discovering the cause of generation and life and bestowing animation upon lifeless matter, Frankenstein assembles a human being from stolen body parts, but upon bringing it to life, he recoils in horror at the creature’s hideousness. Tormented by isolation and loneliness, the once-innocent creature turns to evil and unleashes a campaign of murderous revenge against his creator, Frankenstein. Frankenstein, an instant bestseller and an important ancestor of both the horror and science fiction genres, not only tells a terrifying story, but also raises profound, disturbing questions about the very nature of life and the place of humankind within the What does it mean to be human? What responsibilities do we have to each other? How far can we go in tampering with Nature? In this day and age, these questions are more relevant than ever.