Frankenstein. Forbidden knowledge of the Gothic novel. Levy D.

Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, was created against the backdrop of extraordinary scientific discoveries, the same exciting and strange, what is the very history of the crazy doctor and his terrible creation. In the novel of Shelley, vices and achievements of romantic science were intertwined: the theory of vitalism and the supernatural “vitality”, staggering the plans of scientists, sensational experiments on human bodies and attempts to return the dead from the afterlife with the help of alchemy and electricity.

Joel's book Levy talks in detail about gloomy, but progressive times - an era when a cult Gothic novel was born about a monster created from human flesh. How did great minds think, trying to realize their most crazy fantasies? How did the inconceivable experiments that the public could observe? What actually influenced the worldview of Mary Shelley and inspired her to create Frankenstein? Visual illustrations and detailed drawings and schemes will demonstrate how close enthusiasts of romantic science were to create a miracle.