Frankenstein

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Name: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
Abbreviation(s): Frankenstein
Creator: Mary Shelley
Date(s): 1818, revised in 1831
Medium: Novel, play, films
Country of Origin: England
External Links: Frankenstein on Wikipedia
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Frankenstein's monster illo by Padre from Flight of the Phoinix v.1 n.3 (1977)

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel by Mary Shelley, first published anonymously in 1818. It is usually considered to be the first modern science fiction novel.

The novel was edited by Shelley and republished in 1831. One change was to alter the backstory of Elizabeth Lavenza, Victor Frankenstein's eventual wife, from Victor's biological first cousin to an orphan adopted by Victor's parents.

The name "Frankenstein" has come to be used in popular culture to refer to Frankenstein's monster (usually known as "the Creature" in the context of the novel). The character has become a horror icon, heavily influenced by Boris Karloff's iconic portrayal in the 1930s Universal Frankenstein films.

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The slash pairing Victor Frankenstein/Henry Clerval (aka "Clervalstein") is popular in fanfiction based on the book. It was a contender in the second MLM Ship Bracket Tournament. Confusingly, in the classic 1931 film Frankenstein, the main character is renamed Henry Frankenstein and his friend is named Victor Moritz, making the analogous ship also Victor/Henry.

Victor Frankenstein/The Creature is also a common pairing. It was a contender in the Ultimate Incest Tournament.

Victor Frankenstein/Igor is popular in works based on the 2015 film Victor Frankenstein (in which the characters are portrayed by James McAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe). Igor is a Universal films based composite character who does not appear in the original novel.

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