Frankenstein: Context & Writers Techniques (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Mary Shelley's mother's famous work
Mary Shelley's mother's famous work
Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792)
Year Frankenstein first published
Year Frankenstein first published
1818
Where & when Frankenstein was written
Where & when Frankenstein was written
Switzerland & London, 1816-1817
Movement Gothic genre reacted against
Movement Gothic genre reacted against
Age of Reason
Romantic element in Frankenstein
Romantic element in Frankenstein
Sublime power of nature
Writer of letters in epistolary framework
Writer of letters in epistolary framework
Robert Walton
Type of narrative structure used
Type of narrative structure used
Multiple first-person narratives/frame narrative
Light & fire symbolism in novel
Light & fire symbolism in novel
Knowledge, enlightenment, danger, destruction
What monster symbolises
What monster symbolises
Unchecked ambition consequences & societal prejudices
Debate explored about behaviour's origin
Debate explored about behaviour's origin
Nature vs. nurture