Strange Case of dr. Jekyll and mr. Hyde [Audiobook] download free by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Listen audiobook: Strange Case of dr. Jekyll and mr. Hyde
- Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
- Release date: 2011/1/17
- Publisher: WW NORTON & CO
- Language: English
- Genre or Collection: Poetry and Drama
- ISBN: 9780393974652
- Rating: 7.25 of 10
- Votes: 689
- Review by: Jace Clayton
- Review rating: 7.04 of 10
- Review Date: 2018/9/5
- Duration: 2H58M19S in 256 kbps (48 MB)
- Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-08-05
- You can listen to this audiobook in formats: WMA, MP3, MPEG4, FLAC, WAV, TTA, OGG (compression LZMA, RPM, ZIP, TBZ, IMG, RAR, CHM)
- Total pages original book: 240
- Includes a PDF summary of 21 pages
- Duration of the summary (audio): 14M28S (4.2 MB)
- Description or summary of the audiobook: 'Backgrounds and Contexts' includes a wealth of materials on the tale's publication history as well as its relevance to Victorian culture. Twelve of Stevenson's letters from the years 1885-87 are excerpted, along with his essay 'A Chapter on Dreams,' in which he comments on the plot's origin. Ten contemporary responses-including those by Julia Wedgwood, Gerard Manley Hopkins, and Henry James-illustrate Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde's initial reception. Stevenson's 1885 tale 'Markheim,' a precursor to Jekyll and Hyde and a window onto the Victorian sensation market, is reprinted in its entirety in this Norton Critical Edition. Karl Miller, Jenni Calder, and Judith Halberstam discuss literary genres central to Jekyll and Hyde. Four scientific essays-including one by Stephen Jay Gould-elucidate Victorian conceptions of atavism, multiple-personality disorder, narcotics addiction, and sexual aberration. Judith R. Walkowitz and Walter Houghton consider the implications of Victorian moral conformity and political disunity for society at large. 'Performance Adaptations' addresses-in writings by C. Alex Pinkston, Jr., Charles King, and Scott Allen Nollen-the many ways in which Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde has been dramatized over more than a century and explores its status as a perpetually effective vehicle for changing psychological and social concerns. A checklist of major performance adaptions is provided, along with a sampler of publicity photos. 'Criticism' includes essays by G. K. Chesterton, Vladimir Nabokov, Peter K. Garrett, Patrick Brantlinger, and Katherine Linehan that center on the tale's major themes of morality, allegory, and self-alienation. A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included.
- Other categories, genre or collection: Horror, People & Places, Literary Studies: C 1800 To C 1900, Literary Studies: Fiction, Novelists & Prose Writers, Classic Books & Novels
- Download servers: UsersCloud, DelaFil, Google Drive, Hotfile, Mediafire, BitShare, Microsoft OneDrive. Compressed in LZMA, RPM, ZIP, TBZ, IMG, RAR, CHM
- Format: Paperback
- Approximate value: 9.10 USD
- Dimensions: 132x213x15mm
- Weight: 230g
- Printed by: Not Available
- Published in: New York, United States
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