The History of Science Fiction

We’re studying science fiction in genre class this week, which involved reading Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. It wasn’t bad. A little high-brow writing, but overall fun to read.

However, let me share this bit of trivia with you: The name Frankenstein does not refer to the creature. Victor Frankenstein is the name of the scientist who created the creature. The creature, in fact, has no name. He’s called “the monster” or “the fiend” or something similar throughout the novel, which means the Herman Munster image we call Frankenstein is entirely wrong.

Y’all may be saying, “Duh, Jennie. Everyone knows that,” but my mind was blown over that information. Just goes to show that you should ALWAYS READ THE BOOK FIRST.

Anyway, we were shown a wonderful illustration about the inception of science fiction and I wanted to share it with all of you. If sci-fi is your kind of genre and you have an appreciation for artist illustrations, then you’ll love it. If anything, take a peek and see if you can find any of your favorite films and novels.

[You’ll need to click on the image to blow it up so it takes up the entire screen. Otherwise, it’s too small to read.]

Timeline of Science Fiction

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