The Arctic and “Other Spaces” in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
This article reads the frame narrative of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein through the lens of Michel Foucault’s theory of heterotopias. It begins by contextualizing Shelley’s Arctic settings, and demonstrates that the Arctic was an issue in the news during the period when Shelley was working on the nove...
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ftmemorialuniv:oai:research.library.mun.ca:349 2023-10-01T03:52:32+02:00 The Arctic and “Other Spaces” in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Bachinger, Jacob 2010 application/pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/349/ https://research.library.mun.ca/349/1/arctic_other_spaces.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/349/3/arctic_other_spaces.pdf http://journals.library.mun.ca/ojs/index.php/ate/article/view/95/50 en eng Memorial University https://research.library.mun.ca/349/1/arctic_other_spaces.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/349/3/arctic_other_spaces.pdf Bachinger, Jacob <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Bachinger=3AJacob=3A=3A.html> (2010) The Arctic and “Other Spaces” in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. at the EDGE, 1. pp. 158-174. ISSN 1923-4996 cc_by Article PeerReviewed 2010 ftmemorialuniv 2023-09-03T06:43:49Z This article reads the frame narrative of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein through the lens of Michel Foucault’s theory of heterotopias. It begins by contextualizing Shelley’s Arctic settings, and demonstrates that the Arctic was an issue in the news during the period when Shelley was working on the novel. It then surveys the critical literature on Shelley’s narrative, in which her Arctic sequence is generally read as a condemnation of Britain’s imperialist policy toward northern exploration. Turning from those strictly historically inflected concerns, this essay analyzes Shelley’s representation of Arctic and northern spaces, and especially Walton’s icebound ship, as heterotopias. In doing so, it examines how Shelley represents the Arctic as an other(ed) space where Captain Walton hopes to transform himself from a failed poet to a renowned explorer. It also examines the relationship in Shelley’s novel between these other(ed) spaces and narrative itself. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Memorial University of Newfoundland: Research Repository Arctic |
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This article reads the frame narrative of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein through the lens of Michel Foucault’s theory of heterotopias. It begins by contextualizing Shelley’s Arctic settings, and demonstrates that the Arctic was an issue in the news during the period when Shelley was working on the novel. It then surveys the critical literature on Shelley’s narrative, in which her Arctic sequence is generally read as a condemnation of Britain’s imperialist policy toward northern exploration. Turning from those strictly historically inflected concerns, this essay analyzes Shelley’s representation of Arctic and northern spaces, and especially Walton’s icebound ship, as heterotopias. In doing so, it examines how Shelley represents the Arctic as an other(ed) space where Captain Walton hopes to transform himself from a failed poet to a renowned explorer. It also examines the relationship in Shelley’s novel between these other(ed) spaces and narrative itself. |
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https://research.library.mun.ca/349/1/arctic_other_spaces.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/349/3/arctic_other_spaces.pdf Bachinger, Jacob <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Bachinger=3AJacob=3A=3A.html> (2010) The Arctic and “Other Spaces” in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. at the EDGE, 1. pp. 158-174. ISSN 1923-4996 |
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