Gothic Literature & Culture (ENGL2040)

Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

1L, 2T

Prerequisite

#4 Arts

Recommended prerequisite

Restricted

Course offering may be cancelled unless a minimum of 20 students enrol.

Assessment methods

Attendance, online discussion, paper, essay.

Course enquiries

Dr Eric Parisot

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.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) St Lucia Flexible Delivery Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2018 (23/07/2018 - 17/11/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2017 (24/07/2017 - 18/11/2017) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2015 (27/07/2015 - 21/11/2015) St Lucia Internal Course Profile