#Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus: A Literary Classic Told in Tweets for the 21st Century Audience
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#Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus: A Literary Classic Told in Tweets for the 21st Century Audience
By (Author) Mike Bezemek
Skyhorse Publishing
Skyhorse Publishing
12th June 2018
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Internet and digital media: arts and performance
813.6
Physical Properties
Hardback
176
Width 127mm, Height 178mm, Spine 18mm
193g
Description
Few classic works of literature have excited such enduring popular interest among the general public as Frankenstein. But suppose the charactersVictor Frankenstein, Captain Robert Walton, and, yes, even the monsterhad shared their tale in tweets #Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus in Tweets hilariously reimagines Mary Shelleys classic gothic novel in about two hundred tweets, each 280 characters or less.
@frankendoctorvictor:
A rainy November night, under a dying candle, I infused the spark. A gasp! A convulsion of limbs! A yellow eye opened. ;P WTF had I done
In this witty abridgment, Victor Frankensteins quest to create a sentient being is retold with the occasional emoji. The plight of his monstrous creation is presented with internet acronyms. And Captain Robert Walton ponders the blinding power of ambition with hashtags.
Including an appendix that presents the original passages upon which each tweet is derived, #Frankenstein offers modern readers an entertaining and accessible companion to a great American classic.
Reviews
A romping tragicomedy with @frankendoctorvictor, @iamnotttamonstar, and more. . . . Maybe if Id been able to experience the classics via hashtags and emoji, I might have read more in high school! Ian Doescher, author of the William Shakespeares Star Wars series
Hilarious! Quirky! Imagine Holden Caulfield writing his own CliffsNotes. Modern versions of the original stories told with #attitude. Mark Greenside, author of (Not Quite) Mastering the Art of French Living and Ill Never Be French (no matter what I do)
Like catching the wind or damming a mountain stream with a straw, Mike Bezemeks Twit Lit Classics accomplishes the unaccomplishablecompressing MAJOR works of literature into #tl;dr volumes. The result is swaggering and serious, with a lyrical ellipticism that calls to mind George Saunders Lincoln in the Bardo. #praisedue indeed!!! JoAnna Novak, author of I Must Have You
Read these tweets! @mikebezemek will make you laugh so hard you wont realize how much youre learning. Alison Espach, author of The Adults and Assistant Professor of English at Providence College
A delightful re-imagining of what the characters from Frankenstein would be like in the 21st century. #awesome Emily Robbins, author of A Word for Love
Author Bio
Mike Bezemek is a writer, photographer, editor, and teacher. Hes contributed work to a variety of publications, including Canoe & Kayak Magazine, Bull, Hobart, The Morning News, FalconGuides, and elsewhere. Hes not the Mike Bezemek that lives in Texas. Hes the other one.
