Frankenstein B1

Resumen del libro

Victor Frankenstein has always been fascinated by medicine and the natural sciences. After years of secretly cultivating the desire to create a human being of greater intelligence, able to live a long life in perfect health, he finally gives life to a creature. But it is not what he has dreamed, it is deformed and possesses extraordinary physical strength: it is a monster , who will leave a trail of death and suffering, until finally repenting for the immense pain it has caused to others.

The story is told using simple and direct language. The notes and exercises, which accompany the text, also aid comprehension. The teaching material at the end of each chapter reinforces the knowledge of vocabulary and grammar and provides practice for improving communication skills, while the dossiers explore the evolution of Frankenstein's monster both in literature and cinema.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;p Mary Shelley (1797-1851) es sobre todo conocida por este título, que creó con apenas 18 años y cuando se encontraba de vacaciones en compañía de otros amigos e intelectuales. Lord Byron, el anfitrión, propuso entonces un concurso literario: cada invitado debía escribir una historia con tintes sobrenaturales. De aquí surgió nuestro famoso x{0026}lt;i Frankensteinx{0026}lt;/i , germen de la novela gótica y de terror, pero que Shelley no volvería a cultivar. El resto de su obra transitó entre el ensayo biográfico, la literatura de viajes o la novela histórica (x{0026}lt;i Valpergax{0026}lt;/i , x{0026}lt;i Perkin Warbeckx{0026}lt;/i ) y la apocalíptica (x{0026}lt;i El último hombrex{0026}lt;/i ).x{0026}lt;p