Abstract
Frankenstein's experiments in the context of the spiritual sciences of Mesmer and Swedenborg, Kant's Dreams of a Spirit Seer and Schopenhauer's Essay on Spirit Seeing, and the Shelley's interest in the spirit world.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Title of host publication | Frankenstein's science |
Subtitle of host publication | experimentation and discovery in Romantic culture, 1780-1830 |
Editors | Christa Knellwolf, Jane Goodall |
Place of Publication | Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT |
Publisher | Ashgate |
Pages | 99-115 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780754654476 |
Publication status | Published - 2008 |