Frankenstein

Emerging from the shadow of popular reproductions Frankenstein''s importance in debates about gender culture and politics has been dramatically affected by recent developments in criticism and theory. This volume collects the most significant contemporary work on the novel from Marxist Psychoanalytic Historicist Feminist Poststructuralist and Postcolonialist perspectives. The book reflects the way that monstrosity in its literary historical and philosophical context raises crucial questions for modern issues of sexuality class science race language and identity.