/oss/taxonomy/term/5543/all en /oss/article/history/frankness-about-frankenstein <p>In virtually every film adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic, Frankenstein, the Creature is brought to life with a jolt of electricity with sparks flying all over. Often there are also the requisite vigorously bubbling flasks associated with the lab of a mad scientist. The fact, however, is that the novel only provides a passing reference to the moment of creation: “It was on a dreary night of November, that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils.</p> Wed, 14 Jul 2021 15:18:58 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 8784 at /oss