The Afterlives of Frankenstein

<p>An exploration of the treatment of Mary Shelley''s <i>Frankenstein </i>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. Divided into four sections, <i>The Afterlives of Frankenstein</i> considers the cultural dialogues Mary Shelley’s novel has engaged with in specific historical moments; the extraordinary examples of how <i>Frankenstein </i>has suffused our cultural consciousness; and how the <i>Frankenstein </i>myth has become something to play with, a locus for reinvention and imaginative interpretation. In the final part, artists respond to the <i>Frankenstein </i>legacy today, reintroducing it into cultural circulation in ways that speak creatively to current anxieties and concerns.<br><br>Bringing together popular interventions that riff off Shelley''s major themes, chapters survey such works as <i>Frankenstein in Baghdad</i>, Bob Dylan’s recent “My Own Version of You”, the graphic novel series <i>Destroyer </i>with its Black cast of characters, Jane Louden’s <i>The Mummy!</i>, the first Japanese translation of Frankenstein, “The New Creator”, the iconic <i>Frankenstein </i>mask and Kenneth Brannagh’s <i>Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein</i> film. A deep-dive into the crevasses of <i>Frankenstein </i>adaptation and lore, this volume offers compelling new directions for scholarship surrounding the novel through dynamic critical and creative responses to Shelley''s original.</p>