Send us a text This is a talk I gave at a bookstore in Western Maryland in October 2025 discussing the world in which Mary Shelley was living when she wrote Frankenstein. Pick up my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website: https://www.vollrathpublishing.com At 3:36 I reversed the names of the Islands of St. Helena and Elba; Napoleon was of course first imprisoned on Elba, then St. Helena. 00:00 Intro 00:40 The French Revolution, The Napoleonic Wars, And Mary's Parents ...
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Send us a text This is a talk I gave at a bookstore in Western Maryland in October 2025 discussing the world in which Mary Shelley was living when she wrote Frankenstein. Pick up my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website: https://www.vollrathpublishing.com At 3:36 I reversed the names of the Islands of St. Helena and Elba; Napoleon was of course first imprisoned on Elba, then St. Helena. 00:00 Intro 00:40 The French Revolution, The Napoleonic Wars, And Mary's Parents ...
Discussing "The New Science" By Giambattista Vico – Part I
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Discussing "The New Science" By Giambattista Vico – Part I
Send us a text In this episode of Canonball we begin discussing "The New Science," which was written by Giambattista Vico and first published in 1725, before being republished in a revised edition in 1730, and a final edition in 1744. See also Part II for more on Vico. Get a copy of my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website: VollrathPublishing.com
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Send us a text This is a talk I gave at a bookstore in Western Maryland in October 2025 discussing the world in which Mary Shelley was living when she wrote Frankenstein. Pick up my edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at my website: https://www.vollrathpublishing.com At 3:36 I reversed the names of the Islands of St. Helena and Elba; Napoleon was of course first imprisoned on Elba, then St. Helena. 00:00 Intro 00:40 The French Revolution, The Napoleonic Wars, And Mary's Parents ...
