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Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus: Critical Essay by Devon Hodges

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SOURCE: "Frankenstein and the Feminine Subversion of the Novel," in Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature, Vol. 2, No. 2, Fall, 1983, pp. 155-64.

In the following essay, Hodges focuses on the literary originality of Frankenstein, arguing that, in opposition to the conventions set by a powerful lineage of male authors, Shelley uses the novel form "to change structures of narrative as well as to introduce new topics of discussion."

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