Making the monster : the science behind Mary Shelley's Frankenstein /
Harkup, Kathryn,
Making the monster : the science behind Mary Shelley's Frankenstein / Kathryn Harkup. - 304 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - The Bloomsbury Sigma series ; book 31 .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-296) and index.
The Science Behind Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein by Kathryn Harkup explores the real scientific discoveries and experiments that influenced Mary Shelley’s creation of Frankenstein. The book connects early 19th-century studies in electricity, anatomy, and chemistry to the novel’s themes of life, death, and creation, revealing how Shelley’s imagination was shaped by the scientific curiosity and moral questions of her time.
9781472933768
Science fiction, English--History and criticism.
Monsters in literature.
823.7 HAR
Making the monster : the science behind Mary Shelley's Frankenstein / Kathryn Harkup. - 304 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - The Bloomsbury Sigma series ; book 31 .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-296) and index.
The Science Behind Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein by Kathryn Harkup explores the real scientific discoveries and experiments that influenced Mary Shelley’s creation of Frankenstein. The book connects early 19th-century studies in electricity, anatomy, and chemistry to the novel’s themes of life, death, and creation, revealing how Shelley’s imagination was shaped by the scientific curiosity and moral questions of her time.
9781472933768
Science fiction, English--History and criticism.
Monsters in literature.
823.7 HAR