[Book] Frankenstein

[30_NOV_2006] Frankenstein

OUP [도서정보]

[제목]: Frankenstein
[저자]: Mary Shelly
[편자]: Patrick Nobes
[구매]: 서울대학교 학생회관 구내서점 (NOV 23, 2006)
[독서]: 제1회독 (NOV 27-30, 2006)

1. 'SF의 嚆矢'라 일컬어지는 작품의 영문축약본.



2. 메리 셜리는, 열 아홉 나이에 임산부의 몸으로 이 책을 썼다 (p.68).
   
   When she wrote the novel,
   she was only nineteen and was expecting a baby.
   
   Two of her children had already died young, and
   we can see in this novel
   her fears and worries about pregnancy, childbirth, and
   the way children develop in later life.



3. 괴물에게 희생당하는 비운의 新婦, 엘리자베스가
   결혼을 앞두고 빅터 프랑켄슈타인에게 띄운 편지는
   읽는 이의 心琴을 울린다 (pp. 43-44).
   
   My dearest Victor,
   
   I am so happy to know that you will soon be home.
   But I am afraid
   that Henry's death is not the only reason for your sadness.
   Do you still want to marry me, or
   do you love another woman?
   You must tell me.
   
   I love you, Victor, and I dream of the day
   when I shall be your wife.
   But I do not want you to marry me
   just because your parents wanted it.
   I can only be happy if you are happy.
   
   Do not answer this letter.
   Wait until you arrive before you give me your answer.
   But if you are well, and if I can make you smile,
   I need nothing more to make me happy.
   
                                                     With all my love,
                                                     Elizabeth