That is 1 CE = 1 AD, and 2016 CE = 2016 AD. The word common simply means that it is based on the most frequently used calendar system: the Gregorian Calendar. BCE stands for Before the common era.. BC means Before Christ, or Before the Messiah.. Both measure the number of years before the approximate birthday of Yeshua/Jesus. Designation of a particular year in BC and BCE also have identical values.
popularily it is horror, technically it is science-fiction. of some intererest Mary Shelley did not write any other science-fiction romances or novels, just Frankenstein, so the monster work, indeed. a more science-fictional development of related ideas will be found in Donovans Brain and on a sexier node- The Head.
Dangerous Knowledge. The pursuit of knowledge is at the heart of Frankenstein, as Victor attempts to surge beyond accepted human limits and access the secret of life. Likewise, Robert Walton attempts to surpass previous human explorations by endeavoring to reach the North Pole.