SOURCE: "The Negative Oedipus: Father, Frankenstein, and the Shelleys," in Critical Inquiry, Vol. 12, No. 2, Winter, 1986, pp. 365-90.
In the essay that follows, Veeder emphasizes the significance of Shelley's relationship with her father, examining less its latent aggressiveness than its latent desire. In order to make his argument, Veeder invokes Freudian psychoanalysis, describing Shelley and Godwin's relationship through the structure of a negative oedipal complex.
This is a free excerpt of 66 words. There are 12,621 words (approx.
42 pages at 300 words per page) in the full critical essay.
Read the rest of this Criticism with our Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus: Critical Essay by William Veeder Access Pass.
