There was a lot to sift through when trying to find sources for Frankenstein because there has been a lot written on it. However, I didn't really find anything that was trying to make a claim similar to mine. Most of the stuff I found was useful primarily for the sake of setting up my argument. The most useful thing was Shelley talking about her own work.
[Shelley's Introduction to the 3rd Edition of her novel: I found this because it was referenced in a scholarly article about Frankenstein.]
Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein, or,
The Modern Prometheus. 3rd ed., Server, Francis, & Co., 1869.
I might use the intro to the 3rd edition because Mary Shelley says some very interesting things about her own novel that could pretty easily be used to demonstrate the nature/science conflict in the novel.
[Magazine entry: found by doing a search on JSTOR]
Griffin, Michael, and Nicole Lobdell. “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Science Fiction at 200.” Science Fiction Studies, July 2017, pp. 408–409.
This is actually an in-magazine ad asking critics to write essays about Frankenstein for a scholarly magazine. I could use this as an example of how Frankenstein has come to be considered a deeply science-fiction work, even though science-fiction didn't exist back when it was written.
[Scholarly Article: found on JSTOR]
Butler, Marylin. “Frankenstein and Radical Science.” The Times Literary Supplement, 1972, https://sta.rl.talis.com/items/FCB4F851-A392-F944-645D-C0C758E48BA1.html.
This is a good example of a more traditional, older reading of Frankenstein. I would probably use this mostly as a means of contrasting it against my own argument.
[Map: found on HBLL website]
Beattie, William, and Thomas Starling. “Carte Physique Et routière De La Suisse A Map of Switzerland: Compiled from the Last Editions of ‘Kellers Carte routière’, ‘Carte Physique Et routière De La Suisse’, ‘Atlas Universel 1835’ and Other Standard Authorities: the Whole Carefully Examined and Corrected up to the Present Time.” Carte Physique Et routière De La Suisse A Map of Switzerland: Compiled from the Last Editions of "Kellers Carte routière", "Carte Physique Et routière De La Suisse", "Atlas Universel 1835" and Other Standard Authorities: the Whole Carefully Examined and Corrected up to the Present Time, George Virtue, 1836.
This is a map of Switzerland that I found on the HBLL website. It was made close to the time Frankenstein was written, and is a good way of looking at the setting of Frankenstein.
[Online article about ecocriticism: found via google search]
"Ecocriticism and Nineteenth-Century Literature." Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism, edited by Russel Whitaker, vol. 140, Gale, 2004. Gale Literature Resource Center, https://link-gale-com.erl.lib.byu.edu/apps/doc/H1410001135/LitRC?u=byuprovo&sid=LitRC&xid=2bd9b29e. Accessed 20 Mar. 2020.
This is a general, generic article about ecocriticism. I could use this to define ecocriticism to set up my essay.
That's such an interesting idea to get a source from what the author has actually said. I might want to look into finding some quotes from my author, as well. I think that will be very effective, especially as an interesting hook or explanation in your intro!
ReplyDeleteI think it's so interesting you used the ad for Frankenstein's essays as a resource! I would not have thought of that but I really like how you use that to talk about how Frankenstein is woven into our cultures.
ReplyDeleteI like the map because I think it is an alternative source and I had trouble finding some of those for my poem. I also think the earlier reading of Frankenstein is valuable because you'll be able to gauge what you're "up against." That's what I've been looking into as well.
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