Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
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Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 Gothic novel by Mary Shelley that tells the story of scientist Victor Frankenstein, who creates a sentient creature in a groundbreaking but tragic experiment, and is widely regarded as a foundational work of science fiction and horror literature.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1423205 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus Context triple: [Mary Shelley, notableWork, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus]
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The Curse of Frankenstein
The Curse of Frankenstein is a 1957 British Hammer Horror film that reimagines Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein story and helped launch Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing to international horror stardom.
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The Island of Doctor Moreau
The Island of Doctor Moreau is a science fiction novel by H.G. Wells that explores themes of vivisection, morality, and the boundaries between humans and animals on a remote island ruled by a mad scientist.
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The Monster
The Monster is the stage name and alter ego of American record producer and rapper Swizz Beatz, under which he has released music and production work.
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D.
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is an 1886 novella by Robert Louis Stevenson that explores the duality of human nature through the split personalities of the respectable Dr. Jekyll and the violent Mr. Hyde.
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Abraham Franklin Frankenstein
Abraham Franklin Frankenstein was an American composer best known for writing the music to the state song of California, "I Love You, California."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus Target entity description: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 Gothic novel by Mary Shelley that tells the story of scientist Victor Frankenstein, who creates a sentient creature in a groundbreaking but tragic experiment, and is widely regarded as a foundational work of science fiction and horror literature.
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A.
The Curse of Frankenstein
The Curse of Frankenstein is a 1957 British Hammer Horror film that reimagines Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein story and helped launch Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing to international horror stardom.
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B.
The Island of Doctor Moreau
The Island of Doctor Moreau is a science fiction novel by H.G. Wells that explores themes of vivisection, morality, and the boundaries between humans and animals on a remote island ruled by a mad scientist.
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C.
The Monster
The Monster is the stage name and alter ego of American record producer and rapper Swizz Beatz, under which he has released music and production work.
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D.
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is an 1886 novella by Robert Louis Stevenson that explores the duality of human nature through the split personalities of the respectable Dr. Jekyll and the violent Mr. Hyde.
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E.
Abraham Franklin Frankenstein
Abraham Franklin Frankenstein was an American composer best known for writing the music to the state song of California, "I Love You, California."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic novel
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horror novel ⓘ novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Mary Shelley ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
isolation and alienation
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responsibility of the creator toward the created ⓘ the dangers of unchecked scientific ambition ⓘ the pursuit of knowledge ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creatureCharacteristic |
physically powerful
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sentient ⓘ socially rejected ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
considered a classic of Gothic literature
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considered a classic of horror literature ⓘ considered a foundational work of science fiction ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | three-volume edition ⓘ |
| firstEditionPublisher | Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones ⓘ |
| genre |
Gothic fiction
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horror fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Frankenstein (1931)
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surface form:
Frankenstein (1931 film)
numerous film adaptations ⓘ numerous stage adaptations ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Alphonse Frankenstein
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Elizabeth Lavenza ⓘ Henry Clerval ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
horror literature
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science fiction literature ⓘ |
| inspiration |
1816 stay at Lake Geneva with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley
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ghost story competition at the Villa Diodati ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
the Creature
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surface form:
Frankenstein's creature
Victor Frankenstein ⓘ |
| narrativeFrameCharacter | Robert Walton ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early depiction of artificial life created by science
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epistolary narrative frame ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| protagonistField | experimental science ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | natural philosophy student ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1818 ⓘ |
| setting |
Geneva
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Ingolstadt ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Arctic region ⓘ
surface form:
the Arctic
Swiss Alps ⓘ
surface form:
the Swiss Alps
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| structure | frame narrative with multiple embedded first-person accounts ⓘ |
| subtitle |
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Modern Prometheus
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus Description of subject: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 Gothic novel by Mary Shelley that tells the story of scientist Victor Frankenstein, who creates a sentient creature in a groundbreaking but tragic experiment, and is widely regarded as a foundational work of science fiction and horror literature.
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Victor Frankenstein
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Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
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Frankenstein
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Frankenstein
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Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
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Frankenstein
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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
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Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
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Frankenstein (National Theatre stage production)
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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
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Frankenstein
Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor (shared by Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller)
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Frankenstein
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novel "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
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Frankenstein
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
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Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818 edition)
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Frankenstein
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Frankenstein
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