Approaches to Teaching Shelley's Frankenstein (Approaches to Teaching World Literature Series #33)

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is both a literary work very much rooted in its age and a cultural artifact that transcends period. "Undeniably one of the great and influential works of the English Romantic period," writes the editor, Stephen C. Behrendt, the novel provides "an excellent vehicle for introducing students to the complexities of Romantic art and thought." At the same time, as this volume demonstrates, Frankenstein is often studied in college and secondary school courses focusing not…