HUMA 1905 Lecture 4: Huma 1905 lecture notes #4
1 Dec 2017
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The romance of science: sf and the industrial revolution. Frankenstein is considered the start of the science fiction genre, though sci-fi was not recognised as a genre until 50 years afterwards. One likely answer in this difference in styles could be the change in the workings and technological advancements in the world between shelley"s time and the 20th century. Some of the differences to consider: people did not travel further than the nearest village, simply because travel took a long time and was not easy to travel to far away places. It was the norm that when people got sick there was little chance of them being treated properly. There was also no technology and not enough knowledge to diagnose and treat severe illnesses, let alone the mild ones. (consider this: a long time ago, ancient greek times that is, hippocrates, the.
