The Cult ural Legacy of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

• Authors: Weseliński Andrzej

Title variants

PL

Dziedzictwo kulturowe powieści Mary Shelley Frankenstein

• Languages of publication: PL EN

Abstracts

PL

Tytułowa postać powieści Mary Shelley – Wiktor Frankenstein – oraz postać bezimiennego potwora, określanego w potocznym obiegu również jako „Frankenstein”, uzyskały status ikony kulturowej wkrótce po ukazaniu się powieści drukiem (1818). Początkowo, obydwie postaci zdobyły popularność dzięki dziewiętnastowiecznym adaptacjom teatralnym. W XX wieku, liczne ekranizacje powieści przyczyniły się do rozpowszechnienia mitu Frankensteina jako szaleńca-naukowca. Celem artykułu jest zbadanie kulturowej spuścizny powieści i funkcjonowanie mitu kulturowego Frankensteina we współczesnym świecie.

EN

Shortly after the publication of Mary Shelley’s novel, its eponymous character, Victor Frankenstein, and the unnamed creature, often referred to as “Frankenstein”, gained iconic status. Initially, the Creature and his Creator became thriving figures of popular culture through the many theatrical versions produced in the 19th century. The advent of film in the 20th century contributed enormously to the circulation of Frankenstein as a cultural icon, in general, and the dissemination of the myth of a mad scientist, in particular. The aim of this paper is to explore the many representative manifestations and the development of one of the enduring icons of modern culture.

Keywords

PL

adaptacje sceniczne; film grozy; Frankenstein; Frankenstein wyzwolony; Mary Shelley; powieść gotycka; science fiction

EN

Frankenstein; Frankenstein Unbound; Gothic fiction; horror films; Mary Shelley; science fiction; stage adaptations

• Publisher: Akademia Finansów i Biznesu Vistula w Warszawie
• Journal: Zeszyty Naukowe Uczelni Vistula
• Year: 2018
• Issue: 58(1) Filologia
• Pages: 5-17

Contributors

author

Weseliński Andrzej

• Akademia Finansów i Biznesu Vistula w Warszawie

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