ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Abstract: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus, is rarely classified as an epistolary novel. Many readers actually forget that the novel begins as a series of letters between an arctic explorer and his sister.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shelley’s Frankenstein falls under the genre of Gothic novel because of its general themes and content. Gothic novels typically explore the mysterious and unexplained like supernatural phenomena and ghosts. In Frankenstein, Shelly describes reanimating a dead body.