Discuss Mary Shelly's 'Frankenstein' in relation to Cixous. Frankenstein by Mary Shelly. Sorties by Helene Cixous. Includes Bibliography.

In her 1975 text; Sorties, Helene Cixous feminist, poetic and psychoanalytic approach to sexuality gives the reader a unique consideration towards masculinity and femininity. The threat against traditional sexual relations and the fear that men possess because of this are the main issues raised by the text. Theses issues are long-standing but were rarely discussed openly due to censorship. Evidence of this comes some 80 years earlier in the 1893 book Frankenstein written by Mary Shelly. Although there …

…Her poetic work provokes much thought and has great bases with the chosen cultural object, and proves that her views are reflected in society. <Tab/> <Tab/>Bibliography *<Tab/>Cixous, Helene, Sorties (1975) edited by Rivkin, Julie & Ryan, Michael, Literary Theory: an anthology. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 1998. *<Tab/>Shelly, Mary, Frankenstein. Wordsworth Editions Ltd. 1993. Introduction and notes copyright Siv Jansson 1999.