Marshall Shelley

Střízlivá práce, která odhaluje "draky s dobrými úmysly", stojí na solidních základech několika desítek konkrétních příběhů kněží, farářů a kazatelů, kteří byli někdy v minulosti takovým církevním drakem "ožehnuti". Autor přináší pohled na příčiny problémů ve sborech, odhaluje náznaky manipulace a odhaluje nejčastější chyby při řešení jednotlivých konfliktů.

One freezing morning, a lone man wandering across the artic ice caps is rescued from starvation by a ship's captain. As he is nursed back to health, Victor Frankenstein recounts his story is of ambition, murder, and revenge. As a young scientist Frankenstein pushed moral boundaries in order to cross the final scientific frontier and create life itself. But his creation is a monster stitched together from grave-robbed body parts who has no place in the world, and whose life can only lead to tragedy.

Shelley's enduringly popular and rich gothic tale confronts some of the most feared innovations of evolutionism and science--topics such as degeneracy, hereditary disease, and humankind's ability to act as creator of the modern world. This new edition, based on the harder and wittier 1818 version of the text, draws on new research and examines the novel in the context of the controversial radical sciences developing in the years following the Napoleonic Wars, and shows the relationship of Frankenstein's experiment to the contemporary debate between champions of materialistic science and proponents of received religion.About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

A fascination with science and the aspiration to understand the mysteries of creation lead Victor Frankenstein to create life from death. But the results are not what he expects and his rejection of his monstrous creation causes dire consequences for himself and all the people he cares about.

Un giovane scienziato, moderno Prometeo, acquisisce dopo anni di esperimenti il terribile potere di infondere la vita nella materia inerte. Creatore e Creatura ingaggiano da quel momento un duello drammatico e feroce che puo concludersi solo con la reciproca distruzione negli abissi della solitudine e della colpa.