eng3got gothic literature
GOTHIC LITERATURE AND ITS CHILDREN
ENG3GOT
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject offers students an introduction to the historical contexts and form of gothic literature. Beginning with the key 18th century novels of Lewis and Radcliffe and ending with Alan Ball's TV series, True Blood, the subject focuses particular attention on the way in which key elements and conventions of the gothic are developed and transformed over the history of the genre. Students will study key works of gothic fiction alongside of their literary, televisual and filmatic, "children."
FacultyFaculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorClaire Knowles
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites 2 subjects of First-Year English, or co-ordinator approval
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects ENG2GOT
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Dracula | Prescribed | Stoker, B | OUP |
| Readings | Frankenstein | Prescribed | Shelley, M | OUP |
| Readings | Selected Stories | Prescribed | Poe, Edgar Allen | OUP |
| Readings | The Italian | Prescribed | Radcliffe, A | OUP |
| Readings | The Monk | Prescribed | Lewis, M | OUP |
| Readings | Twilight | Prescribed | Meyer, S | ATOM |
| Readings | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Recommended | Whedon | N/A |
| Readings | Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein | Recommended | Whale | N/A |
| Readings | Nosferatu | Recommended | Murnau | N/A |
| Readings | True Blood | Recommended | Ball | N/A |
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