{"product_id":"the-science-of-life-and-sharon-ruston-9781851245574","title":"The Science of Life and Death in Frankenstein","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first book to compile the historical scientific and medical thought that influenced Mary Shelley's \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What is life? This was a question of particular concern for Mary Shelley. But how did Shelley and her fellow Romantic writers incorporate this debate into their work, and how much were they influenced by contemporary science and medicine? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Science of Life and Death in \"Frankenstein\"\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to synthesize the scientific and medical thinking about life and death during Mary Shelley's lifetime. Sharon Ruston explores the contemporary scientific basis behind Victor Frankenstein's idea that life and death were merely 'ideal bounds' he could transgress in the making of the Creature. Ruston contextualizes the novel alongside the work of the key scientific and medical thinkers of the day, including John Abernethy, James Curry, Humphry Davy, John Hunter, William Lawrence, and Joseph Priestley. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book also examines what Mary Shelley herself knew and believed about the boundaries of life and death. Interweaving images of the \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein \u003c\/i\u003emanuscript, portraits, medical instruments, and contemporary diagrams, Ruston shows how this extraordinary tale is steeped in historical scientific and medical thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sharon Ruston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 185124557X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781851245574\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bodleian Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2022","brand":"Sharon Ruston","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43995373666559,"sku":"9781851245574","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1147117e-5972-416a-a6d3-7b07154ffe0f.jpg?v=1683335457","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-science-of-life-and-sharon-ruston-9781851245574","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}