Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein – A Victorian Sensation

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Victoria's World

CiRCE Institute Podcast Network

16 episodes

5 months ago

Join Noah Tetzner (The History of Vikings podcast) for this fifteen-episode exploration of life and death during one of the most important periods in world history. Through interviews with scholars, biographers, and artists, the show will consider everyday life during the era, the battles that shaped the kingdom, the artists who gave voice to the people, and much more. Subscribe now!

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Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein – A Victorian Sensation

Victoria's World

43 minutes 37 seconds

5 years ago

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein – A Victorian Sensation

On episode six of Victoria's World, Noah chats with Professor Susan Wolfson about one of the grandest sensations of the Victorian era: Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein. They discuss the origin stories of Frankenstein ("the house party of the year"), why the book resonated with the people of the period, and much more.

Professor Wolfson is Professor of English at Princeton University and an expert in Romantic Era literature.

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