"Subtitle (titling) In books and other works, a subtitle is an explanatory or alternate title. As an example, Mary Shelley gave her most famous novel the title ""Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus""; by using the subtitle ""the Modern Prometheus"", she references the Greek Titan as a hint of the novel's themes. In English, subtitles were traditionally denoted and separated from the title proper by the conjunction ""or"", perhaps hinting at their function as an alternate title. A more modern usage is to simply separate the subtitle by punctuation, making the subtitle more of a continuation or sub-element of the title"
"Modern Prometheus"" by Mary Shelley in about the year 1818. In Shelley's story, Frankenstein created an intelligent, somewhat superhuman being. He finds that his creation is horrifying to behold, and he abandons it. This ultimately leads to Victor's death at the conclusion of a vendetta between himself and his embittered creation. The general attitude of the public towards robots in much of Dr. Asimov's fiction is fear and suspicion: ordinary people fear that robots will either replace them or dominate them, although dominance is impossible under the specifications of the Three Laws of Robotics, the first of which is: The"
"to be substantially discounted in preference to his own concerns for promoting his own version of an idealized consciousness of a society guided by the precepts of High British Romanticism and High British Idealism. ""Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus"", written by Mary Shelley when she was 18, was published in 1818, two years before Percy Shelley's above mentioned play. It has endured as one of the most frequently revisited literary themes in twentieth century film and popular reception with few rivals for its sheer popularity among even established literary works of art. The primary theme is a parallel to the"
"Frankenstein Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel written by English author Mary Shelley (1797–1851) that tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a hideous, sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was 18, and the first edition of the novel was published anonymously in London on 1 January 1818, when she was 20. Her name first appeared on the second edition, published in 1823. Shelley travelled through Europe in 1814, journeying along the river Rhine in Germany with a stop in Gernsheim, which is away from Frankenstein"
"The Modern Prometheus"" (1818). In her biography of Mary Shelley, Anne Kostelanetz Mellor noted the influence of the work on the latter novel: ""As William Veeder has most recently reminded us, several dimensions of Victor Frankenstein are modelled directly on Percy Shelley. (6) Victor was Percy Shelley's pen-name for his first publication, ""Original Poetry; by Victor and Cazire"" (1810). Victor Frankenstein's family resembles Percy Shelley's: in both, the father is married to a woman young enough to be his daughter; in both the oldest son has a favorite sister (adopted sister, or cousin, in Frankenstein's case) named Elizabeth. Frankenstein's education"
"Victor Frankenstein Victor Frankenstein is the main character in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel ""Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus"". He is an Italian-Swiss scientist who, after studying chemical processes and the decay of living beings, gains an insight into the creation of life and gives life to his own creature, often referred to as Frankenstein's monster, or often colloquially referred to as simply ""Frankenstein"". Victor later regrets meddling with nature through his creation, as he inadvertently endangers his own life, as well as the lives of his family and friends, when the creature seeks revenge against him. Some aspects of the"
"Mary Shelley Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (née Godwin; 30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel ""Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus"" (1818). She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. Her father was the political philosopher William Godwin, and her mother was the philosopher and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft. After Wollstonecraft's death less than a month after her daughter Mary was born, Mary was raised by Godwin, who was able to provide his daughter"
"are marked with a ""(CC)"" and those from ""The Other Mary Shelley"" with an ""(OMS)"". Mary Shelley Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (née Godwin; 30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel ""Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus"" (1818). She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. Her father was the political philosopher William Godwin, and her mother was the philosopher and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft. After Wollstonecraft's death less than a month after her daughter"
"Prometheus (short story) ""Prometheus"" (German: ""Prometheus"") is a short story by Franz Kafka written between 1917 and 1923, likely in 1918. The story presents four versions of the myth of Prometheus, concerning his fate after he was chained to a cliff for betraying the secrets of the gods to men. It was not published in Kafka's lifetime, first appearing in ""Beim Bau der Chinesischen Mauer"" (1931). The first English translation by Willa and Edwin Muir was published by Martin Secker in London in 1933. It appeared in ""The Great Wall of China. Stories and Reflections"" (New York City: Schocken Books,"
"edition of ""Frankenstein"", edited by Charles E. Robinson, that contains comparisons of Mary Shelley's original text with Percy Shelley's additions and interventions alongside. Shelley completed her writing in April/May 1817, and ""Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus"" was published on 1 January 1818 by the small London publishing house Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones. It was issued anonymously, with a preface written for Mary by Percy Bysshe Shelley and with a dedication to philosopher William Godwin, her father. It was published in an edition of just 500 copies in three volumes, the standard ""triple-decker"" format for 19th-century first editions. The"
"1946). Prometheus (short story) ""Prometheus"" (German: ""Prometheus"") is a short story by Franz Kafka written between 1917 and 1923, likely in 1918. The story presents four versions of the myth of Prometheus, concerning his fate after he was chained to a cliff for betraying the secrets of the gods to men. It was not published in Kafka's lifetime, first appearing in ""Beim Bau der Chinesischen Mauer"" (1931). The first English translation by Willa and Edwin Muir was published by Martin Secker in London in 1933. It appeared in ""The Great Wall of China. Stories and Reflections"" (New York City: Schocken"
"Prometheia The Prometheia () is a trilogy of plays about the titan Prometheus. It was attributed in Antiquity to the 5th-century BC Greek tragedian Aeschylus. Though an Alexandrian catalogue of Aeschylean play titles designates the trilogy ""Hoi Prometheis"" (""the Prometheuses""), in modern scholarship the trilogy has been designated the ""Prometheia"" to mirror the title of Aeschylus' only extant trilogy, the ""Oresteia"". Unlike the ""Oresteia"", only one play from this trilogy—""Prometheus Bound""—survives. Inasmuch as the authorship of ""Prometheus Bound"" continues to be debated, the very existence of a Prometheus trilogy is uncertain. To the extent that modern scholars postulate the existence"
"2001 Curtis Jobling book, ""Frankenstein's Cat"", it features Frankenstein, sometime before creating his monster, creating a cat called Nine (named because he was made out of nine cats). This book was later adapted into a television series in 2007. Victor Frankenstein Victor Frankenstein is the main character in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel ""Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus"". He is an Italian-Swiss scientist who, after studying chemical processes and the decay of living beings, gains an insight into the creation of life and gives life to his own creature, often referred to as Frankenstein's monster, or often colloquially referred to as"
"the creature, brought to life by Victor Frankenstein, addresses the most fundamental human questions: ""It's the idea of asking your maker what your purpose is. Why are we here, what can we do?"" There are numerous novels retelling or continuing the story of Frankenstein and his monster. Loose adaptations Frankenstein Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel written by English author Mary Shelley (1797–1851) that tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a hideous, sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was 18, and the first edition of"
"dangerous or questionable, which can make them accidental villains. The prototypical fictional mad scientist was Victor Frankenstein, creator of his eponymous monster, who made his first appearance in 1818, in the novel ""Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus"" by Mary Shelley. Though the novel's title character, Victor Frankenstein, is a sympathetic character, the critical element of conducting experiments that cross ""boundaries that ought not to be crossed"", heedless of the consequences, is present in Shelley's novel. Frankenstein was trained as both an alchemist and a modern scientist, which makes him the bridge between two eras of an evolving archetype. The book"
"about the condition of this premature infant and left with Claire, Mary's stepsister, for a lurid affair. When Victor saw the creature come to life he fled the apartment, though the newborn creature approached him, as a child would a parent. The question of Victor's responsibility to the creature is one of the main themes of the book. ""The Modern Prometheus"" is the novel's subtitle (though some modern editions now drop the subtitle, mentioning it only in an introduction). Prometheus, in later versions of Greek mythology, was the Titan who created mankind at the behest of Zeus. He made a"
"concluded that the novel was ""one of the most original and complete productions of the age."" On Frankenstein ""On ""Frankenstein"""" is a review of the 1818 novel ""Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus"" written by Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1817 but not published until 1832. The review was written by Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1817 to help promote the novel and to counter expected negative reviews. It remained unpublished, however, until after the third edition of ""Frankenstein"" appeared in 1831. Percy Bysshe Shelley's cousin Thomas Medwin submitted it to the British literary magazine ""The Athenaeum"" for the Saturday, November 10, 1832"
"of central importance, with the figure of Zeus in Goethe's reading being metaphorically matched directly to the image of the Father from the New Testament narratives. Percy Shelley published his four-act lyrical drama titled ""Prometheus Unbound"" in 1820. His version was written in response to the version of myth as presented by Aeschylus and is oriented to the high British Idealism and high British Romanticism prevailing in Shelley's own time. Shelley, as the author himself discusses, admits the debt of his version of the myth to Aeschylus and the Greek poetic tradition which he assumes is familiar to readers of"
"remote from the conditions of life that the moral lesson is not essential to the enjoyment of the piece, and is, in fact, so well disguised that the critics have differed widely as to its interpretation"". William Butler Yeats famously called it ""among the sacred books of the world."" Prometheus Unbound (Shelley) Prometheus Unbound is a four-act lyrical drama by Percy Bysshe Shelley, first published in 1820. It is concerned with the torments of the Greek mythological figure Prometheus, who defies the gods and gives fire to humanity, for which he is subjected to eternal punishment and suffering at the"
"did hope would have produced far different things from Castruccio. ... But whence arises the extreme inferiority of ""Valperga""? I can account for it only by supposing that Shelley wrote the first, though it was attributed to his wife, -- and that she really wrote the last. … It has much of his poetry and vigour … At all events, the difference of the two books is very remarkable."" An author for the novel was first given in an 1821 French translation published in Paris by Corréard as ""Frankenstein, ou le Prométhée moderne"" by Jules Saladin as by ""M.me Shelly""."
"of Nature"" (1803). Percy Bysshe Shelley had cited Darwin in his Preface to the anonymously published novel ""Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus"" (1818), explaining how the novel was written and its meaning. He argued that imparting life to a corpse ""as not of impossible occurrence"". The cloud is a personification and a metaphor for the perpetual cycle of transformation and change in nature. All life and matter are interconnected and undergo unending change and metamorphosis. A review of the 1820 ""Prometheus Unbound"" collection in the September and October 1821 issues of ""The London Magazine"" noted the originality of ""The Cloud"":"
"""Prometheus"" is ""artistic reaction to the fall of the British working class"" at the end of the twentieth century, and considers it as ""the most important adaptation of classical myth for a radical political purpose for years"" and Harrison's ""most brilliant artwork, with the possible exception of his stage play ""The Trackers of Oxyrhynchus"""". Professor Roger Griffin of the Department of History at Oxford Brookes University, in his paper ""The palingenetic political community: rethinking the legitimation of totalitarian regimes in inter-war Europe"", describes Harrison's film-poem as ""magnificent"" and suggests that Harrison is trying to tell his audience ""To avoid falling"
"Prometheus (Goethe) ""Prometheus"" is a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, in which the character of the mythic Prometheus addresses God (as Zeus) in misotheist accusation and defiance. The poem was written between 1772 and 1774 and first published in 1789 after an anonymous and unauthorised publication in 1785 by Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi. It is an important work of the Sturm und Drang movement. In early editions of the ""Collected Works"" it appeared in Volume II of Goethe's poems in a section of ' (assorted poems), shortly following the ', and the ""Harzreise im Winter"". It is immediately followed by"
"Prometheus Unbound (Shelley) Prometheus Unbound is a four-act lyrical drama by Percy Bysshe Shelley, first published in 1820. It is concerned with the torments of the Greek mythological figure Prometheus, who defies the gods and gives fire to humanity, for which he is subjected to eternal punishment and suffering at the hands of Zeus. It is inspired by the classical ""Prometheia"", a trilogy of plays attributed to Aeschylus. Shelley's play concerns Prometheus' release from captivity, but unlike Aeschylus' version, there is no reconciliation between Prometheus and Jupiter (Zeus). Instead, Jupiter is abandoned by his supportive elements and falls from power,"
"of Shelley's works such as ""Prometheus Unbound"", ""The Masque of Anarchy"", ""The Witch of Atlas"", ""Peter Bell the Third"", ""The Sensitive Plant"", and the play ""The Cenci"" were written in Mary's handwriting but composed by Shelley. Such critics claim, therefore, that handwriting in itself is irrelevant in determining authorship. Frankenstein authorship question The ""Frankenstein"" authorship question is a debate over the role and the extent of Percy Bysshe Shelley's contributions in the writing of the novel ""Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus"", published anonymously in London in 1818. Handwriting analyses have shown that some portions of the original manuscript were written"
"The Prometheus Deception The Prometheus Deception is a spy fiction thriller novel written in 2000 by Robert Ludlum about an agent in an ultraclandestine agency known only as the Directorate named Nick Bryson, alias Jonas Barett, alias Jonathan Coleridge, alias The Technician, who is thrown into a fight between an organization he knows as Prometheus and his former employers at the Directorate. Like other Ludlum novels, ""The Prometheus Deception"" conveys Ludlum's concern about the accumulation of power by individuals or organizations. Whereas some of his prior novels, such as ""The Holcroft Covenant"" and ""The Aquitaine Progression"" featured conspiracies by governments"
"between revolution and tyranny, slavery and freedom, and war and peace. Richard Porson's 1795 translation of ""Prometheus Bound"" was illustrated with drawings by John Flaxman showing the famous binding scene. Between 1798 and 1799, George Romney produced a series of chalk drawings of scenes from ""Prometheus Bound"", including the binding scene with Kratos and Bia. In both Flaxman and Romney's illustrations, Kratos and Bia are shown together in symmetry. In 1819, Percy Bysshe Shelley adapted the myth of Prometheus for his own play ""Prometheus Unbound"". In Gabriel Fauré's three-act opera ""Prométhée"", first performed in 1900 with a French libretto written"
"listed as one of the sons of Pallas and Styx in the ""Library"" of Pseudo-Apollodorus. In 1772, Thomas Morell published his English translation of ""Prometheus Bound"" as ""Prometheus in Chains"", making the work widely available to the British public for the first time. Four years afterwards, the abolitionist Richard Potter published a complete English translation of all Aeschylus's tragedies. The scene from ""Prometheus Bound"" in which Hephaestus chains Prometheus to a mountainside with the aid of Kratos and Bia captured the imagination of the eighteenth and nineteenth-century Romantics and became a lens through which they analyzed questions of the relationships"
"""Ipomedon"" and its sequel ""Protheselaus"", two ""romans d'aventures"" written about the end of the 12th century by Hue de Rotelande, an Anglo-Norman poet who lived in Credenhill, near Hereford. The author asserts that he translated from a Latin book lent him by Gilbert Fitz-Baderon, 4th lord of Monmouth, but in reality he has written romances of chivalry on the usual lines, the names of the characters alone being derived from antiquity. Romance of Thebes Romance of Thebes is a literary subject that has been treated in several languages. ""Le Roman de Thèbes"" is a poem of some 10,000 lines that"
"which are lost to the passages of time into antiquity, are ""Prometheus Bound"" (""Prometheus Desmotes""), ""Prometheus Unbound"" (""Lyomenos""), ""Prometheus the Fire Bringer"" (""Pyrphoros""), and ""Prometheus the Fire Kindler"" (""Pyrkaeus""). The larger scope of Aeschylus as a dramatist revisiting the myth of Prometheus in the age of Athenian prominence has been discussed by William Lynch. Lynch's general thesis concerns the rise of humanist and secular tendencies in Athenian culture and society which required the growth and expansion of the mythological and religious tradition as acquired from the most ancient sources of the myth stemming from Hesiod. For Lynch, modern scholarship is"
"that Mary Shelley saw Prometheus not as a hero but rather as something of a devil, and blamed him for bringing fire to man and thereby seducing the human race to the vice of eating meat (fire brought cooking which brought hunting and killing). Byron was particularly attached to the play ""Prometheus Bound"" by Aeschylus, and Percy Shelley would soon write his own ""Prometheus Unbound"" (1820). The term ""Modern Prometheus"" was actually coined by Immanuel Kant in reference to Benjamin Franklin and his experiments with electricity. Shelley incorporated a number of different sources into her work, one of which was"
"from the Georgian period. To the north of the church can be found the Congregational Chapel which is one of the earliest in England. It was built in 1652 but has been altered in 1809 and again in 1840. The one time minister John Godwin was the father of the political philosopher William Godwin and the grandfather of Mary Godwin who became Mary Shelley who is best known for her Gothic novel ""Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus"" (1818). Guestwick Guestwick is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is south-west of Cromer, north-west"
"A Modern Utopia A Modern Utopia is a 1905 novel by H. G. Wells. Because of the complexity and sophistication of its narrative structure ""A Modern Utopia"" has been called ""not so much a modern as a postmodern utopia."" The novel is best known for its notion that a voluntary order of nobility known as the Samurai could effectively rule a ""kinetic and not static"" world state so as to solve ""the problem of combining progress with political stability"". In his preface Wells forecasts (incorrectly) that ""A Modern Utopia"" would be the last of a series of volumes on social"