Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Edenic world

  • Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: A cautionary tale

    James L. FranklinChicago, Illinois, United States 2018 marked the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s novel Frankenstein. This remarkable work of fiction has inspired a wealth of popular currency in the form of numerous cinematic productions which have grossly distorted the public understanding of the work and obscured its literary and philosophic…