Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus

1818 novel by Mary Shelley
VisualArtwork literary_work Q150827
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
Mary Shelley · Public Domain · Wikimedia
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus

Summary

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.074% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,481 views/month, #21 of 28,446).[2]

Key Facts

  • Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus authored Mary Shelley[3].
  • Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus received the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4].
  • Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is recorded as male[5].
  • Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is associated with the Romanticism movement[7].
  • Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus's genre is epistolary novel[8].
  • Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus's genre is body horror literature[9].
  • Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus's genre is gothic fiction[10].
  • Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus's genre is science fiction[11].
  • Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus's genre is fantasy[12].
  • Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus's genre is epic[13].
  • Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus followed History of a Six Weeks' Tour[14].
  • Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus was followed by Valperga[15].
  • Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus's place of publication is recorded as London[16].
  • Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus's Commons category is recorded as Frankenstein (book)[17].
  • Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus's language of work or name is recorded as English[18].
  • Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[19].
  • 1810 marks the founding of Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus[20].
  • Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus was released on January 1, 1818[21].
  • Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus was released on March 11, 1818[22].
  • Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus's characters is recorded as Frankenstein's monster[23].
  • Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus's characters is recorded as Elizabeth Lavenza[24].
  • Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus's characters is recorded as Doctor Waldman[25].
  • Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus's characters is recorded as Victor Frankenstein[26].
  • Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus's has edition or translation is recorded as Q51434118[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6006b489-47b9-49ba-b11f-236fe423d64e[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus authored Mary Shelley[3].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1818[21] and March 11, 1818[22]. Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus's place of publication is recorded as London[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[18]. Genres include epistolary novel[8], body horror literature[9], gothic fiction[10], science fiction[11], fantasy[12], and epic[13].

Subject and Themes

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is associated with the Romanticism movement[7].

Reception

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus received the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus followed History of a Six Weeks' Tour[14]. It was followed by Valperga[15].

Why It Matters

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus ranks in the top 0.074% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,481 views/month, #21 of 28,446).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

What awards did Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus receive?

Honors received include NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/frankenstein-or-the-modern-prometheus
MLA “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/frankenstein-or-the-modern-prometheus.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_frankenstein-or-the-modern-prometheus_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/frankenstein-or-the-modern-prometheus}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus — https://4ort.xyz/entity/frankenstein-or-the-modern-prometheus (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/frankenstein-or-the-modern-prometheus · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P7937]]: [[Q8261]], add [[:Q2629164|ISFDB]] reference"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.