{"product_id":"promethean-horrors-classic-stories-of-mad-science-paperback","title":"Promethean Horrors: Classic Stories of Mad Science - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eXavier Aldana Reyes\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's alive! Spine-tingling tales of scientists gone mad.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the imaginations of Gothic short-story writers such as Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mary Shelley, and later weirdists such as H.P. Lovecraft came one of the most complex of villains--the mad scientist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePromethean Horrors \u003c\/i\u003epresents some of the greatest mad scientists ever created, as each cautionary tale explores the consequences of pushing nature too far. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These savants take many forms: there are malcontents who strive to create poisonous humans; technologists obsessed with genetic splicing; mesmerists interested in the way consciousness operates after death, and inventors who believe in a hidden reality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom essential Gothic stories by Mary Shelley, E. T. A. Hoffmann and Edgar Allan Poe to later forays into the weird and psychedelic by E. Nesbit, H. P. Lovecraft and George Langelaan, the classic figure of the mad scientist is reanimated in these pages along with every untethered ambition and its calamitous consequences.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eXavier Aldana Reyes\u003c\/b\u003e is Reader in English Literature and Film at Manchester Metropolitan University, and a founding member of the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies. His books include \u003ci\u003eSpanish Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHorror: A Literary History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHorror Film and Affect\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDigital Horror\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBody Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e. Xavier is chief editor of the University of Wales Press's Horror Studies series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.4 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45605821546540,"sku":"9780712352840","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/promethean-horrors-classic-stories-of-mad-science-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}