Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
"and afterwards...Paracelsus and Albertus Magnus."44
Paracelsus was an alchemist, occultist, physician, and astrologer. He changed his name from Phillip to Philippus Theophrastus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim then to Paracelsus. Albertus Magnus was a Dominican friar and priest. He supported the coexistence of science and religion. He was considered one of the greatest german philosophers of the middle ages. Both of these men served as inspirations for Victor Frankenstein and therefore they celebrate the same symbolism as Agrippa: inspirations and dreams.
"Albertus Magnus." Wikipedia. July 2008. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albertus_Magnus>
"Parcelsus." Wikipedia. July 2008. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracelsus>
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