For over 250 years, Gothic texts have captured both academic and popular interest. Having brought forward such iconic figures as Count Dracula and Frankenstein’s Creature, the genre continues to evoke horror in its readers while negotiating universal anxieties of humankind.
This seminar will examine central texts of the genre from Romanticism to Postmodernism such as Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, short stories by Edgar Allan Poe and Angela Carter, as well as excerpts from chosen seminal works. It aims to explore the sociocultural backgrounds that shaped and have been shaped by Gothic texts and familiarise its participants with the key motifs and themes of this ever-evolving mode of writing.
Students who wish to participate in this seminar should purchase the following texts:
Marsh, Richard. The Beetle (1897), e.g. in a Penguin Edition
Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein (1818), preferably as an annotated copy, e.g. Norton Critical Edition
Further material will be made available.
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23-ANG-AngPM2.1_a Profilmodul 2.1: British Studies | 2.1.3 Literature and Culture | Study requirement
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23-ANG-AngPM2_a Profilmodul 2: British Studies | 2.3 Literature and Culture | Study requirement
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