LitLessons

Enter the haunting world of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein as we follow the ambitious Victor Frankenstein from the peaceful shores of Geneva to the "wild and mysterious regions" of the North. This episode of The Deep Dive uncovers Victor’s obsession with the "deepest mysteries of creation" and the "incredible labour" he endures to bestow life upon "lifeless matter". We witness the tragic emergence of...

Set sail with The Deep Dive into Herman Melville's nineteenth-century masterpiece, Moby Dick. Follow Ishmael from the freezing streets of New Bedford to the deck of the Pequod as he finds a brother in the tattooed harpooneer Queequeg. Explore the terrifying depths of Captain Ahab's obsession and his philosophical quest to strike through the masks of the universe. From meditations on the su...