Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus Group

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spenway
spenway
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High School - 9th Grade

In the book Frankenstein how does it connect to be a Romantic novel?

When I say romantic I don't mean "love" romantic but the romantic revolution.

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Posted by spenway on Monday May 7, 2007 at 3:09 PM and tagged with frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus, frankenstien.

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  1. gbeatty Teacher
    College - Freshman

    eNotes Editor

    Frankenstein is Romantic in many ways. In no particular order, they are as follows:

    Victor's turn to older sources than modern science for the seeds of his discovery.

    The emphasis on passion throughout the book.

    The wild settings—the arctic, the mountains, the lakes—and the appreciation shown for them.

    The creature teaching itself to read echoes Romantic ideals of childhood. Likewise, the poor family with blind man embody the pure and good peasants praised by Romantic writers.

    Finally, some of the books the creature finds are Romantic classics.

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    Posted by gbeatty on Monday May 7, 2007 at 5:47 PM


  2. huffito1 Teacher
    High School - 9th Grade

    eNotes Editor

    To add to these sentiments you may wish to focus on the basis of the Promethean hero as well. The late British Romantics invoked Prometheus as a hero and muse for society unlike the early Romantics who looked to Satan of Milton’s Paradise Lost. Prometheus, credited for creating the race of humans, was more relatable due to his humanistic and suffering qualities. This example is predominately seen in Shelley’s Prometheus Unbound and was commonly used in Keats, Byron, and Shelley’s (Both Mary and Percy) works. Furthermore, Byron’s, the Byronic hero “mad, bad, and dangerous to know” is also another avenue that you could travel down.

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    http://www.enotes.com/romanticism/

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    Posted by huffito1 on Monday May 7, 2007 at 6:38 PM