That Not Impossible She - A critical study of gender and individualism in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (Paperback)

Maurice Hindle famously described Mary Shelley's first novel as "the most radical critique of the 'Enlightenment project' available in modern literature." This work builds on previous studies of Shelley's novel, by highlighting the instability of the male narratives which dominated her own time. A close reading of her novel, what might cautiously be termed a deconstruction, reveals how Shelley places John Locke's 'possessive' individual in a state of war with himself. It demonstrates how, through the emblem of Frankenstein's Creature, Shelley's text exposes the contradictions in modern thought regarding the fixity of stability of the human subject, and most crucially, the implications of gendering that subject.

General

Imprint:	Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2012
First published:	October 2012
Authors:	Dan Chapman
Dimensions:	203 x 127 x 7mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	116
ISBN-13:	978-1-4800-4761-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General
LSN:	1-4800-4761-9
Barcode:	9781480047617

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