Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein ‘a am CO} ates ap UdHonNponuy Ue YM at er be NOMA RE RENIN ENERO BURT) OLD KRU Cs]Bloom’s Modern Critical Interpretations: Frankenstein, Updated Edition ©2007 Infobase Publishing Introduction ©2007 by Harold Bloom All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher. For more information contact: Chelsea House ‘An imprint of Infobase Publishing 132 West 31st Street New York NY 10001 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's Frankenstein / Harold Bloom, editor—Updated ed. p-em. — (Bloom's modern critical interpretations) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7910-9303-4 (hardcover) 1. Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851. Frankenstein. 2. Horror tales, English—History and criticism. 3. Frankenstein (Fictitious character) 4. Scientists in literature. 5. Monsters in literature. [1. Shelley Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851, Frankenst: English literature—History and criticism. I. Bloom, Harold. II. Title: Frankenstein. IIL. Series. PR5397.F3M38 2006 823.7—de22 2006020214 Chelsea House books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk quantities for businesses, associations, institutions, or sales promotions. Please call our Special Sales Department in New York at (212) 967-8800 or (800) 322-8755. You can find Chelsea House on the World Wide Web at http://www.chelseahouse.com Contributing Editor: Camille-Yvette Welsch Cover designed by Ben Peterson Cover photo: ©Universal/Photofest Printed in the United States of America Bang FJB10 987654321 ‘This book is printed on acid-free paper. All links and web addresses were checked and verified to be correct at the time of publica tion. Because of the dynamic nature of the web, some addresses and links may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid.Contents Editor's Note vii Introduction 1 Harold Bloom The Monster B Martin Tropp Frankenstein's Fallen Angel 29 Joyce Carol Oates ‘Making a Monster B Anne K. Mellor Frankenstein’s Monster and Images of Race in Nineteenth-Century Britain 61 ALL. Malchow Literate Species: Populations, “Humanities,” and Frankenstein 95 Maureen Noelle McLane Facing the Ugly: The Case of Frankenstein 125 Denise Gigante “Passages” in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein ‘Toward a Feminist Figure of Humanity? 149 Cynthia Pon