Mary Shelley's gothic novel Frankenstein has traditionally been read by critics as a cautionary tale and social responsibility for their creations. However, like many of its gothic sisters, the novel also contains other substantial lodes which can be mined by the twentieth century literary critic.One largely ignored and potentially rich vein in the novel is the compulsive and self-destructive behavior of Dr. Frankenstein himself. No critic has yet borrowed Freud's black bag of psychoanalytical tools and used them to plumb the subterranean depths of the young scientist's labyrinthian unconscious.After the death of his mother, and despite his protestations to the contrary, Dr. Frankenstein's real desires are unconscious, the primary one being the need for closure of the family circle. These repressed desires are fulfilled by his alter ego, the homicidal monster he stitches together in an obsessive effort to reconcile life and death. The study seeks to reveal Dr. Frankenstein as an allegorical figure representing the dark side of man's nature.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2008. / Additional advisors: Randa Graves, Daniel Siegel, Samantha Webb. Description based on contents viewed Feb. 10, 2009; title from PDF t.p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 68-71).

Diss. Ph. D.--Philosophy--New York, 1999. / Bibliogr. p. 293-301.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 44-49).

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Missouri, School of Mines and Metallurgy, 1930. / The entire thesis text is included in file. Typescript. Title from title screen of thesis/dissertation PDF file (viewed October 19, 2009) Includes bibliographical references (p. 106-107).

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 44-49). Also available in print.

Thesis--Wisconsin. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 463-474).

Submitted by Cynthia Nascimento (cyngabe@ufba.br) on 2013-02-15T13:44:40Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Marilia Mattos.pdf: 1383432 bytes, checksum: 8f12a8adc360ed2ee1449731d38aa2b3 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Fatima Cleômenis Botelho Maria (botelho@ufba.br) on 2013-02-18T16:19:47Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Marilia Mattos.pdf: 1383432 bytes, checksum: 8f12a8adc360ed2ee1449731d38aa2b3 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2013-02-18T16:19:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Marilia Mattos.pdf: 1383432 bytes, checksum: 8f12a8adc360ed2ee1449731d38aa2b3 (MD5) / A tese investiga a relação do mito Frankenstein com configurações identitárias, ditas "pós-humanas", da cultura ocidental. O capítulo inicial focaliza as principais características do mito frankensteiniano, tais como a questão do duplo, a noção de monstro e a de herói trágico, assim como o conflito entre o Romantismo e o Iluminismo. Em "Monstros e máquinas" são abordados androides ficcionais da literatura e do cinema, relacionando-os a correntes epistemológicas da Inteligência Artificial e a Frankenstein. Também é enfocado o subgênero literário "Ficção Científica", buscando-se compreender sua especificidade. O último capítulo concentra-se no pop star Michael Jackson, que é lido como uma versão pós-moderna de Frankenstein, pois se recria incessantemente através da ciência. Jackson é analisado a partir de videoclipes e de dados biográficos e considerado uma atualização contemporânea do herói trágico dionisíaco apontado por Nietzsche / Universidade Federal da Bahia. Instituto de Letras. Salvador-Ba, 2010.

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This study of Shelley's intellectual development as it is reflected in these philosophical poems is offered in the hope that knowledge of Shelley's idealism may inspire faith in the beauty which life can possess and trust in the high ideals which alone can create such beauty.