Frankenstein

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

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Alicia Editions
Año de edición:
2025
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Ficción clásica
ISBN:
9782384556182

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'Prends-y garde ; car je suis sans crainte, et par conséquent puissant.'Chef-d’œuvre intemporel né de l’imagination d’une talentueuse autrice d’à peine 20 ans, Frankenstein est bien plus qu’un simple roman d’horreur gothique. C’est un des mythes fondateurs de la littérature moderne, un récit captivant sur la création, la responsabilité et la frontière fragile entre ambition scientifique et conséquences morales. Souvent salué comme la première œuvre de science-fiction, le roman de Mary Shelley aborde une question obsédante : qu’implique le fait de jouer à Dieu ? En tentant de donner vie à une créature, Victor Frankenstein bouleverse l’ordre naturel, faisant écho au mythe rebelle de Prométhée. Mais lorsque la créature ouvre les yeux, ce n’est pas seulement un monstre qui voit le jour, c’est aussi un miroir qui renvoie à l’homme l’image de sa propre monstruosité.Frankenstein continue de fasciner parce qu’il touche à nos peurs et à nos désirs les plus profonds. Ne sommes-nous pas tous, d’une certaine manière, des êtres fragmentés, assemblés par l’expérience, et aspirant à la plénitude sous un ciel indifférent ? Plus de deux siècles plus tard, cette histoire de jugement moral et d’excès scientifique n’a rien perdu de sa puissance et de sa pertinence. Son impact culturel durable est confirmé par la récente adaptation cinématographique de Guillermo del Toro, qui redonne vie au classique de Mary Shelley. Cette nouvelle édition est proposée en gros caractères pour offrir une expérience de lecture plus facile et plus agréable.English description: 'Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.'A timeless masterpiece born from the imagination of a gifted author barely twenty years old, Frankenstein is far more than a simple Gothic horror novel. It stands as one of the founding myths of modern literature-a gripping tale of creation, responsibility, and the fragile boundary between scientific ambition and moral consequence.In attempting to give life to an artificial being, Victor Frankenstein disrupts the natural order and echoes the rebellious myth of Prometheus. Yet when the creature opens its eyes, it is not merely a monster that is born, but a mirror reflecting humanity’s own fears, solitude, and longing for love. Frankenstein continues to fascinate because it touches our deepest anxieties and desires. Are we not all, in some way, fragmented beings, assembled by experience and yearning for wholeness beneath an indifferent sky? More than two centuries later, this story of moral reckoning and scientific excess remains as powerful and relevant as ever. Its lasting cultural impact is reaffirmed by Guillermo del Toro’s recent cinematic adaptation, which breathes new life into Mary Shelley’s classic. This new large-print edition offers a clearer and more comfortable reading experience.

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