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A2 Lit. Coursework - Frankenstein

claire2007

So its coursework time again.
I've been given Frankenstein as one of my texts.
Now i just need to find another text and a question.
Any suggestions?

Thanks :biggrin:

Reply 1

xjessikarx

what about Dracula ??

Jekyll and Hyde?

xjessikarx

what about Dracula ??

That's a good suggestion. Certainly a book by a Romantic would allow comparisons in writing style as well as bringing in contextual knowledge.

Reply 4

LittleMissLitDramaQueen

How about a more modern(ish) horror book such as Stephen King?

Reply 5

RubyH

I agree with Ploop that another Romantic text would be a good idea; I would go for a Romantic Gothic text. Perhaps The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe?

Reply 6

DavyS

We're also doing Frankenstein, but we're comparing it with Paradise Lost. It's challenging but you can make some really nice parallels.

Something by Stephen King is also a very good idea.

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username102860

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DavyS

We're also doing Frankenstein, but we're comparing it with Paradise Lost. It's challenging but you can make some really nice parallels.

Something by Stephen King is also a very good idea.

Whilst that's fantastic due to the strong Paradise Lost influence in Frankenstein, it must be pretty hard to do a comprehensive comparative piece between the two? Or do you just focus on particular parts of Paradise Lost?

Reply 8

DavyS

Ploop

Whilst that's fantastic due to the strong Paradise Lost influence in Frankenstein, it must be pretty hard to do a comprehensive comparative piece between the two? Or do you just focus on particular parts of Paradise Lost?

Yeah, we're focusing on Books 1 and 2 but are being 'strongly encouraged' (read: made) to read and consider the whole book.

We've been given two possible essay titles which we can choose between and add to:

"Evaluate the ways in which Mary Shelley's various transformations of Paradise Lost I & II illuminate many of Frankenstei's central themes, drawing attentoin to selected interpretations and to relevant contexts as you do so."

"Compare and Contrast the ways in which Shelley (in Frankenstein) and Milton (in Paradise Lost Books I and II) present ______, drawing attentoin to selected interpretations and to relevant contexts as you do so."

Reply 9

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DavyS

Yeah, we're focusing on Books 1 and 2 but are being 'strongly encouraged' (read: made) to read and consider the whole book.

We've been given two possible essay titles which we can choose between and add to:

"Evaluate the ways in which Mary Shelley's various transformations of Paradise Lost I & II illuminate many of Frankenstei's central themes, drawing attentoin to selected interpretations and to relevant contexts as you do so."

"Compare and Contrast the ways in which Shelley (in Frankenstein) and Milton (in Paradise Lost Books I and II) present ______, drawing attentoin to selected interpretations and to relevant contexts as you do so."

I'd hate to have to do all that! As fascinating as it undoubtedly is; reading it is a chore in itself nevermind writing!

Reply 10

general_store

Hey, i'm doing Frankenstein too and we're using The Wasp Factory as a comparison which apparently works well, but i haven't started it yet, nor do i know who it is by, so probably not all that useful a post.

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Hannah_

Hey, i'm doing Frankenstein too and we're using The Wasp Factory as a comparison which apparently works well, but i haven't started it yet, nor do i know who it is by, so probably not all that useful a post.

It's written by Iain Banks and is fairly modern (last 20/30 years or so). It's meant to be quite a dark book, but I've never read it either. Although it does sound like an interesting piece to compare it to and one I ought to have on my reading list anyway.

A2 Lit. Coursework - Frankenstein

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