The meaning(s) of Frankenstein
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20156231 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D C Byrne (0000-0002-4436-6632, Universidade de Santo Amaro, corresponding author), Deirdre Byrne |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 170-184 |
| Publication date | 1993-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Literary Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0256-4718 • E-ISSN: 1753-5387 |
| Publisher | Unisa Press (PUBLISHER • ZA) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02564719308530039 |
| OpenAlex | W2009325750 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 23 |
This article has a twofold intention. On the one hand it aims to recapitulate and evaluate many of the possible meanings ascribed to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. These meanings are seen as complementary and not as comparable on a scale of validity or accuracy. On the other, its target is the process of literary interpretation itself, which is viewed as politically inscribed within the contest of meaning‐making that takes place in departments of literary studies. Taking Frankenstein as a case study, the article concludes that interpretation is an inevitable language‐effect of the situation of the reading subject
Aesthetics · CONTEST · Epistemology · Inscribed figure · Linguistics · Sociology · Theology · Computer Science · Media, Communication, and Education · Philosophy
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Reflections on the Revolution in France
The Reader in the Text
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My Monster/My Self
Mary Shelley & "Frankenstein"
The Proper Lady and the Woman Writer
Freud's Masterplot
The Proper Lady and the Woman Writer, Ideology as Style in the Works of Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Shelley, and Jane Austen
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Signs Taken for Wonders
The Political Unconscious
Three Women's Texts and a Critique of Imperialism
The Deconstructive Angel
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |