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'''''Frankenstein; Or, the Modern Prometheus''''' (1818), the scientific [[horror]] story by [[Mary Shelley]] about a scientist creating life with a monster that destroys him, is one of the earliest works of [[science fiction]]. | '''''Frankenstein; Or, the Modern Prometheus''''' (1818), the scientific [[horror]] story by [[Mary Shelley]] about a scientist creating life with a monster that destroys him, is one of the earliest works of [[science fiction]]. | ||
| − | In ''The Detached Retina: Aspects of SF and Fantasy'' (1995), [[Brian Aldiss]] argued that it should be considered the first true science fiction story because the central character "makes a deliberate decision" and "turns to modern experiments in the laboratory" to achieve fantastic results. | + | In ''The Detached Retina: Aspects of SF and Fantasy'' (1995), [[Brian Aldiss]] argued that it should be considered the first true science fiction story because the central character "makes a deliberate decision" and "turns to modern experiments in the laboratory" to achieve [[fantastic]] results. |
Revision as of 02:37, 24 December 2020
Frankenstein; Or, the Modern Prometheus (1818), the scientific horror story by Mary Shelley about a scientist creating life with a monster that destroys him, is one of the earliest works of science fiction.
In The Detached Retina: Aspects of SF and Fantasy (1995), Brian Aldiss argued that it should be considered the first true science fiction story because the central character "makes a deliberate decision" and "turns to modern experiments in the laboratory" to achieve fantastic results.
| Publication | 1818 |
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