Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature - Brossura

National Library Of Medicine (U. S.) History Of Medicine Division

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ISBN 10: 0813532000 ISBN 13: 9780813532004

Casa editrice: Rutgers Univ Pr, 2002

Riassunto

As science penetrates the secrets of nature, with each discovery generating new questions, Mary Shelley'sFrankenstein will sound its note of warning. Many scientific developments have provoked references toFrankenstein, a story that, for nearly two centuries, has gripped our imaginations and haunted our nightmares. How can society balance the benefits of medical discoveries against the ethical or spiritual questions posed?

Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature accompanies a traveling exhibit of the same name. This lavishly illustrated volume begins by highlighting Shelley's novel and the context in which she conceived it. It next focuses on the redefinition of the Frankenstein myth in popular culture. Here, the fate of the monster becomes a moral lesson illustrating the punishment for ambitious scientists who seek to usurp the place of God by creating life. The final section examines the continuing power of the Frankenstein story to articulate present-day concerns raised by new developments in biomedicine such as cloning and xenografting (the use of animal organs in human bodies), and the role scientists and citizens play in determining acceptable limits of scientific and medical advances.

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L'autore:

Susan E. Lederer, who was the visiting curator for the National Library of Medicine's original exhibit on Frankenstein, is the author ofSubjected to Science: Human Experimentation in America before the Second World War. She is an associate professor of the history of medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine and in Department of History at Yale University.

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Book by Lederer Susan E

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Rutgers Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0813532000
• ISBN 13: 9780813532004
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 88
• Redattore: Lederer Susan E., Fee Elizabeth, Tuohy Patricia