Thursday 31 March 2011

Frankenstein / FDA1

You can download an audio book of the full text from LibiVox here - and just to reiterate what I said yesterday - The 'creation' in the original Frankenstein was not a monster - the subtitle is 'The Modern Prometheus' -

In Greek mythology, Prometheus (Ancient Greek: Προμηθεύς, "forethought")[1] is a Titan, the son of Iapetus and Themis, and brother to Atlas, Epimetheus and Menoetius. He was a champion of mankind, known for his wily intelligence, who stole fire from Zeus and gave it to mortals.[2] Zeus then punished him for his crime by having him bound to a rock while a great eagle ate his liver every day only to have it grow back to be eaten again the next day. His myth has been treated by a number of ancient sources, in which Prometheus is credited with – or blamed for – playing a pivotal role in the early history of mankind. 


Doesn't look much like Boris Karloff... does he.

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