Join us as we delve into the beautiful, wacky, and surreal world of Alasdair Gray’s Poor Things, and consider the book and film in relation to the influences of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. 

This book will turn you on to frame tales, unreliable narrators, authors-as-editors, found documents, pastiche and parody, emotionally stimulating artwork, the novel as an a objet d’art, run-on sentences, paratextual palaver, and metafiction-with-a-heart. The novel  presents two unreliable accounts of Bella Baxter’s life—the first a Frankenstein and Victorian horror-pastiche told in the form of a (fictional?) autobio of “public health officier” Archibald McCandless; the second is a brief corrective letter from Bella Baxter denouncing his entire book (¾ of Poor Things) as a complete fabrication.

We think you’ll love the balance of postmodern playfulness, artistic perfection, multi-layered parody, and historical insight. Join us! 

Saturday, March 30th at 12pm-2pm ET

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It’s encouraged (but not required!) to read Poor Things and Frankenstein before the Seminar, as we’ll be discussing themes, plot points, and spoilers.

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All sales are final; we are unable to offer refunds. Lectures take place over Zoom—a meeting link and passcode will be emailed to you the day of the event. Only those who have registered for the lecture will be admitted into the event. Please send all inquiries to info@sotextual.com.