Notes on Shelley's "Frankenstein" (Cliffs Notes)

What I like most about Umland's Cliffs Notes is that he takes into account the film versions of Shelley's novel. The great irony is that the idea of Frankenstein overwhelms the actual novel. Umland looks at "The American Horror Film and the Influence of German Expressionism" and provides a detailed list of the films that influenced James Whale's 1931 film version, such as "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" and "The Golem," followed by a Selected Filmography of Frankenstein that dates from Edison's 1910 version to the present. Both of Whale's classic films, "Frankenstein" and "The Bride of Frankenstein" are short enough to be screened in a couple of class periods. "Frankenstein" is particularly well suited to discussion and papers dealing with comparisons/contrasts between the two versions. Umland does that offer much analytical criticism of these films in light of his analysis of the novel, but most students will be able to make the connections for themselves.


Useful   April 11, 2003
S. J. Howard (Newcastle, UK)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

I used this e-book when studying A-Level English, and found it fairly helpful. However, the e-book versions of York Notes have tended to serve me better over the course, because they have more content and more relevance to UK student compared to the American CliffsNotes.