Gothic Literature & Culture (ENGL2040)
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Class hours
1L, 1.5T
Prerequisite
#4 Arts
Recommended prerequisite
The gateway course ENGL1800 (Literary Classics: Texts and Traditions) is highly recommended, along with either ENGL1500 (Contemporary Literature: Reading and Writing) or ENGL1100 (Introduction to Australian Literature).
Restricted
Course offering may be cancelled unless a minimum of 20 students enrol.
Assessment methods
Attendance & participation, journal, paper, online quiz, essay.
Course enquiries
Dr Lisa O'Connell
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
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Course description
One of the most influential and still current imaginative traditions in English literature, the Gothic specialises in the macabre, the horrifying, the sensational, and the fantastical. Students study key works by (among others) Ann Radcliffe, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson and Bram Stoker. NOTE: Course offering may be cancelled unless a minimum of 20 students enrol.