ENGL 1001H Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: William Godwin, Anna Laetitia Barbauld, Frame Story
8 Feb 2018
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Shelley"s novel makes references to experiments in galvanism and the origins of life that were controversial: knowledge, control. Framing the narrative: our journey into the story of victor and his monster finds us first in the hands of captain. Walton, a young man on an adventure to the north pole, who writes letters to his sister back in england: this device, known as a frame narrative, is not strictly necessary for the story the novel tells. Walton"s letters: walton"s letters sets us up for a few of the major themes we will be asked to trace through the story of victor and his monster. Coleridge, the rime of the ancient mariner: walton quotes a brief snippet of samuel taylor coleridge"s rime of the ancient. Mariner , a famous poem shelley apparently heard him recite when she was very young. The discovery: victor"s account of his eventual success in discovering the principles of imbuing matter with life contains some important details.
