Франкенштейн, или Современный Прометей (книга #7)

Zamysel i pervye ėpizody romana "Frankenshteĭn, ili Sovremennyĭ Prometeĭ" (1818) voznikli kak improvizat͡sii͡a na zadannui͡u temu - sochinenie strashnykh istoriĭ, init͡siirovannoe lordom Baĭronom na shveĭt͡sarskoĭ ville Diodati letom 1816 goda, a obraz chudovishcha, sotvorennogo glavnym geroem, i͡avilsi͡a avtoru - vosemnadt͡satiletneĭ anglichanke Mėri Shelli - v nochnom koshmare. Odnako, nesmotri͡a na i͡unyĭ vozrast nachinai͡ushcheĭ pisatelʹnit͡sy i pochti sluchaĭnye obstoi͡atelʹstva sozdanii͡a knigi, "Frankenshteĭnu" suzhdeno bylo statʹ sobytiem nat͡sionalʹnoĭ i mirovoĭ literatury. Klassika nauchno-fantasticheskoĭ prozy, shedevr romanticheskoĭ gotiki, originalʹnyĭ filosofskiĭ roman, istochnik znakovykh obrazov sovremennoĭ kulʹturnoĭ mifologii - takov daleko ne polnyĭ ri͡ad raskhozhikh opredeleniĭ ėtogo vpechatli͡ai͡ushchego literaturnogo debi͡uta. Tragicheskiĭ si͡uzhet, pridumannyĭ avtorom, porodil mnozhestvo podrazhaniĭ, perelozheniĭ i prodolzheniĭ - v khudozhestvennoĭ proze, dramaturgii, teatre i, razumeetsi͡a, kinematografe. Ėto pugai͡ushchai͡a i mrachnai͡a istorii͡a o genialʹnom uchenom i ego strashnom tvorenii. Viktor Frankenshteĭn postig taĭnu zarozhdenii͡a zhizni i nauchilsi͡a ozhivli͡atʹ bezzhiznennui͡u materii͡u. On mechtal pobeditʹ smertʹ i sozdal monstra iz chasteĭ trupov. Odnako stremlenie k slave i priznanii͡u privelo k uzhasai͡ushche tragicheskim posledstvii͡am...

The idea and the first episodes of the novel "Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus" (1818) arose as an improvisation on a given topic – a composition of scary stories initiated by Lord Byron at the Swiss villa Diodati in the summer of 1816, and the image of the monster created by the main character appeared to the author – an eighteen–year-old Englishwoman Mary Shelley - in a nightmare. However, despite the young age of the aspiring writer and the almost accidental circumstances of the book's creation, "Frankenstein" was destined to become an event of national and world literature. A classic of science fiction prose, a masterpiece of romantic Gothic, an original philosophical novel, a source of iconic images of modern cultural mythology – this is far from a complete set of common definitions of this impressive literary debut. The tragic plot, invented by the author, gave rise to many imitations, transcriptions and sequels – in fiction, drama, theater and, of course, cinema. This is a frightening and dark story about a brilliant scientist and his terrible creation. Victor Frankenstein comprehended the mystery of the origin of life and learned how to revive lifeless matter. He dreamed of defeating death and created a monster from parts of corpses. However, the pursuit of fame and recognition has led to horrifyingly tragic consequences...