Cologne, Germany is significant to Frankenstein because Victor Frankenstein and Henry Clerval pass through Cologne while traveling down the Rhine River toward England. I found this information from the COVE Editions “Cologne” entry, which explains the city’s brief appearance in the novel and provides information about Cologne Cathedral. This source is an example of participatory culture because a reader researched a small detail from the novel and shared additional information about the real location. Mapping this location on COVE connects the real city of Cologne to Victor and Clerval’s journey and shows how a small detail in the novel can be researched further.
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Research: https://editions.covecollective.org/content/cologne
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