517 - The History of Frankenstein

This week we look at the tragic and fascinating life of Frankenstein author Mary Shelley and explore how the novel she started writing as an 18 year old, changed popular culture forever.

Content warning: This episode contains references to suicide, birth trauma and miscarriage.

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 07:15 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod

 

Check out our other podcasts:

Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat

Prime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/

Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/

Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/

Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas

Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. 

REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/mary-wollstonecraft-shelley

https://origins.osu.edu/milestones/march-2018-mary-shelleys-frankenstein

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jan/13/frankenstein-at-200-why-hasnt-mary-shelley-been-given-the-respect-she-deserves-

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/02/12/the-strange-and-twisted-life-of-frankenstein

https://museumofidaho.org/mary-shelley-and-the-heart-in-the-drawer/

https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/galvani-discovers-animal-electricity

Frankenstein is More Horrific Than You Might Think | Monstrum:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsYyBdg4emI

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/jan/24/featuresreviews.guardianreview1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_monster#

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Wollstonecraft

---

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.