(in fictional writing) the narrator's position in relation to a story being told.
"this story is told from a child's point of view"
the position from which something or someone is observed.
"certain aspects are not visible from a single point of view"
He concluded with a PANEGYRIC on modern chemistry.
Panegyric is defined as a public speech or text that praises someone or something. It is similar to eulogy but unlike eulogy, the recipient of the praise is not limited to a person. As is the case of the above sentence, the subject of the praise was modern chemistry. Because of modern chemistry, Frankenstein was given life.