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T1 Science and the Scientist in Frankenstein: From Literature to Film Adaptation
A1 Gómez Vega, Beatriz
A2 Universidad de Valladolid. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
K1 Frankenstein; Mary Shelley; scientist; science fiction; film adaptation
K1 Mary Shelley; científico; ciencia ficción; adaptación cinematográfica
AB In the following study, I analyze the figure of the scientist and the scientific process in MaryShelley’s novel Frankenstein as well as in five different cinematographic adaptations: Frankenstein(1931), by James Whale; The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), by Terence Fisher; The Young Frankenstein (1974), by Mel Brooks; Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994), by Kenneth Branagh; and Victor Frankenstein (2015), by Paul McGuigan. I also carry out a review of the scientific background in the nineteenth century and of Mary Shelley’s education and the scientific influences she may have had while writing the novel. Then each representation of the scientist is classified according to Haynes’ classification in From Faustus to Strangelove. Afterwards, I analyze the way in which the scientific process is carried out in each film adaptation. Finally, I conclude outlining the homogeneous depictions of Victor Frankenstein and the free, detailed representations of the scientific process made by the different film adaptations.
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/33292
UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/33292
LA eng
NO Departamento de Filología Inglesa
DS UVaDOC
RD 28-nov-2024