warning tale captain walton

language: de

definitions

  1. A literary reference to Captain Robert Walton in Mary Shelley's novel 'Frankenstein', who serves as the recipient of the epistolary frame and the witness to Victor Frankenstein's cautionary tale.
    de: Bezug auf Kapitän Robert Walton in 'Frankenstein', Zeuge der Warnung.

examples

  1. The letters addressed to Captain Walton provide the narrative framework for the warning tale of Victor Frankenstein.

    Die an Kapitän Walton gerichteten Briefe bilden den Rahmen für die Warnung von Victor Frankenstein.