[ecrea] cfp: Frankenstein Revived: Essays on the International Reception, Translation and Recasting of Mary Shelley’s Novel

Call for contributions

Frankenstein Revived: Essays on the International Reception, Translation 
and Recasting of Mary Shelley’s Novel

A collection edited by Jorge Bastos da Silva and Katarzyna Pisarska

Upon its publication in 1818, *Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus* 
was praised as showing “uncommon powers of poetic imagination” by no 
less a reviewer than Walter Scott. Five years later, R. B. Peake’s 
dramatization, *Presumption!*, was exposed in the press as embodying 
“the very horrid and unnatural details” of the novel. The rich history 
of the reception of Mary Shelley’s story over the following two 
centuries has swayed between the two extremes of fascination and 
revulsion. Frankenstein and his creature have become a pervasive myth of 
modernity as Shelley’s work has been translated into many languages and 
adapted into several media. As the work has been made available in many 
different contexts and for different readerships/audiences, its motifs 
have become cornerstones of science fiction, and, indeed, of ongoing 
debates about the achievements and the ethics of science in general. 
While revising the classical tale of Prometheus and the biblical story 
of Adam and Eve, Frankenstein itself has arisen as a powerful narrative 
paradigm for interrogating the meaning of life, the relationship between 
humanity and God, the borderline between nature and artifice, the 
promise(s) and dangers of technology, and a range of other topics.
This peer-reviewed collection of essays aims to examine the 
international reception and impact of *Frankenstein*. It will encompass 
studies of the criticism, the translations and the recastings of the 
plot, its characters and its themes, as the novel has been adapted into 
film, the theatre, and comic books. It will also examine other forms of 
rewriting or recreating, such as prose retellings for young readers, the 
ways in which Frankenstein has been refashioned in more episodic forms 
like political caricature, and other aspects of material culture.
We invite contributions of essays (6000-8000 words) consistent with the 
volume rationale outlined above. Prospective contributors should send an 
extended abstract (250-300 words) to both editors’ e-mails: 
(jorgebastosdasilva /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(jorgebastosdasilva /at/ gmail.com)> and 
(pisarska77 /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(pisarska77 /at/ gmail.com)>. The deadline for the 
submission of abstracts is 31 May 2018. Contributors will be notified of 
editorial decisions before 15 July 2018. Complete chapters should be 
sent to the editors by 30 November 2018. The collection is due to be 
published by a global publisher in 2019.


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