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UNINA9910213852003321 |
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Autore |
Shelley Mary Wollstonecraft <1797-1851, > |
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Titolo |
Frankenstein, or, The modern Prometheus : annotated for scientists, engineers, and creators of all kinds / / Mary Shelley ; edited by David H. Guston, Ed Finn, and Jason Scott Robert |
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Cambridge, MA : , : The MIT Press, , 2017 |
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ISBN |
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0-262-34027-5 |
0-262-34026-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (277 pages) : digital file(s) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Scientists |
Monsters |
Science in literature |
Horror fiction |
Science fiction |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 2017. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This new critical edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was developed by leading scholars for aspiring scientists, engineers, and medical professionals. This unique framing will make this a core text in promoting and enhancing interdisciplinary dialogue on the nature, roles, and responsibilities of scientists and engineers in society. To be published in time for the 2018 bicentennial of its original publication, this edition will be produced in print and as an enhanced e-book. The e-book will contain the full text of the novel (in the public domain) plus all of the substantial scholarly material that was commissioned and developed for this new edition, including essays by leading scholars, and will be most valuable to students and teachers of ethics. Digital features will include include reader annotation, bookmarking, and multimedia content. |
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