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Academic Year 2000/2001

The Gothic Novel
ENGL 309 FA

Long thought to be aberrant in the history of the novel, the Gothic has become in recent years an enormously popular and respected field of study. At its inception Gothic literature voiced concerns that were otherwise difficult to approach or even taboo; we will concentrate primarily on the 18th- and 19th-century novel, examining such transgressive themes as the supernatural, the aestheticizing of violence, the relationship of humans to machines, the horror at illness and bodily decay, incest, miscegenation, and homosexuality. We will conclude with 20th-century transmutations of the Gothic, and question the resurgent popularity of "Goth" culture today.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ENGL    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: ENGL201

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Connor,Rebecca Elisabeth   

Times: ..T.T.. 10:00AM-11:20AM;     Location: FISK414

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 30)

SR. major: 15   Jr. major: 10

SR. non-major:    Jr. non-major:    SO: 5   FR: X

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Reading Non-Verbal Texts

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001

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