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Readings of homosexuality in Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" and four film adaptations
Article [Accepted Manuscript]
Is part of
Gothic studies ; vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 185-202.Affiliation
- Université de Montréal. Faculté des arts et des sciences. Département de littératures et de langues du monde
- Université de Montréal. Chaire de recherche du Canada sur les écritures numériques
- Université de Montréal. Faculté des arts et des sciences. Département des littératures de langue française
- Université de Montréal. Canada Research Chair on Digital Textualities
Abstract(s)
This essay proposes to read one more time the issue of homosexuality in Mary Shelley's first novel, "Frankenstein". In order to offer a new angle on the homosexual component of Victor Frankenstein's relationship with his creature when next teaching this most canonical Romantic novel, this essay considers Shelley's work alongside four film adaptations : James Whale's 1931 "Frankenstein", Whale's 1935 "The bride of Frankenstein", Richard O'Brien's 1975 "The rocky horror picture show", and Kenneth Branagh's 1994 "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein". [...]