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Frankenstein
What place does the Frankenstein character have in popular
culture?
Where have we seen the Frankenstein character in popular culture?• Movies?• Cartoons?• Advertisements?• Television?• Toys?
Take a few minutes and discuss this idea with those around you…
The rise of Frankenstein
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, by Mary Shelley, was first published in 1818 in London
Critical reception to the novel was low, but the novel was an immediate popular success
By 1823, the book had already been interpreted as a play - Presumption; or The Fate of Frankenstein, by Richard Brinsley Peake
Many theatrical renditions followed throughout the 19th century
1910 - The first film adaptation of the tale was done by Edison Studios. The 16 minute silent film was thought to be lost until it was
rediscovered in 1980.
1931 – The most famous of the film versions of Frankenstein was produced by Universal
Studios. Boris Karloff starred as the monster.
1948 – Universal Pictures produced a total of eight Frankenstein-based films, culminating in the comedy, Abbott and
Costello Meet Frankenstein
1966 – Filmic adaptations continue to spiral away from Mary Shelley’s original text. In this
sci-fi/western/horror B-movie from 1966, the legendary American outlaw, Jesse James, goes
against the monster in Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter.
More Variations…
Frankenstein as superhero, in the DC
comic book series
The video game, Fable II, contains a quest where a
character named Victor is on a quest to reanimate the body of
a dead woman.
And more…
Frankenstein, as celebrity spokesman?
As political activist?
Now to find out how it all started…
For homework: Read Letters 1-4 and Chapter one of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Left: Steel engraving for frontispiece to the revised edition of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley in 1831.