FRANKENSTEIN & "THE NEW SCIENCE"
Source: A Cultural History of MS's Frankenstein
From a young age, Victor was fascinated by science and was influenced by alchemy and what was known as the "old science." Authors such as Cornelius Agrippa, Albertus Magnus and Paracelsus represented Victor's perceptions of science especially in regards to the Renaissance and Middle Ages.
When Victor first saw an oak tree struck by lightning as a child, he began to take a different outlook of the studies of science. A visit from a natural philosopher spurred Victor to delve into the practices of the "new" science of electricity and galvanism.
The tree of knowledge... or dangerous knowledge.
Source: A Cultural History of MS's Frankenstein
From a young age, Victor was fascinated by science and was influenced by alchemy and what was known as the "old science." Authors such as Cornelius Agrippa, Albertus Magnus and Paracelsus represented Victor's perceptions of science especially in regards to the Renaissance and Middle Ages.
When Victor first saw an oak tree struck by lightning as a child, he began to take a different outlook of the studies of science. A visit from a natural philosopher spurred Victor to delve into the practices of the "new" science of electricity and galvanism.
The tree of knowledge... or dangerous knowledge.