This course examines the influence of the Gothic tradition over the last two centuries. We will begin with a study of the origins of the genre in the novels of Walpole, Shelley, and Austen before moving to Poes America. Then, in fiction by Flannery OConnor, Toni Morrison, and Ahmed Saadawi, as well as Gothic film, we will investigate why the genre has maintained its hold on modern and contemporary imaginations.
Counts Toward Major: English
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