Frankenstein (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Mary Shelley
- First Published: 1818
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Gothic
- Time of Work: Eighteenth century
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction, Gothic fiction, Horror literature
- Subjects: Justice, Folkloric or magical people, Murder or homicide, Europe or Europeans, Science or scientists, Emotions, Violence, Fear, Eighteenth century, Punishment, Revenge, Identity, Loneliness, Conformity, Life and death, Eccentrics or eccentricities, Horror, Monsters, Mad scientists, Polar regions
- Locales: London, England, Ireland, Scotland, Bavaria, Geneva, Switzerland, Alps, Arctic
Places Discussed
*Arctic Circle. Frankenstein is told at a great distance, both physically and psychologically. The epistolary novel opens with letters from Robert Walton to his sister in England. Walton is on an exploring expedition to the far north, and his letters are dated from locations farther and farther north, starting with St. Petersburg, Russia, then Archangel, then unspecified locations, as Walton passes into unexplored territory. When his ship is surrounded by fog and ice floes, his crew sees Victor Frankenstein crossing the ice with a dog sled. They rescue...
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