also jack-boot (jÄkâ²boÍotâ²) n. 1. a. A stout military boot with a flared top that extends above the knee. b. A stout military boot that has an often studded sole, lacks laces, and extends to mid-calf.
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was created in the nineteenth century. This time period has very distinct characteristics in writing and life, many of these characteristics are prominently shown in Frankenstein. The supernatural was very popular in the 1800's this came with romanticism, which was very popular then (Faculty of Humanities, University of Capetown).
The first Gothic novel written was <i>The Castle of Otranto</i> by Horace Walpole, in 1764. He wrote it based on a dream he had, in which he found himself in an ancient castle. Other authors of Gothic novels used his ideas and themes to write their own stories later on.