LIT 074 CM - The Gothic Novel: Producing Monsters

Francisco Goya famously declared that “the sleep of reason produces monsters.” In this course we will examine the Gothic novel, a literary genre that attempts to obscure the line between the real and the fantastic. We will consider the relationship between the language of terror and the age of enlightenment, the social upheavals and political revolutions that shaped the Gothic novel, as well as the ways in which the individual came to be represented by the Gothic imagination. Readings will include, but are not limited to: The Castle of Otranto, The Monk, The Italian, Zofloya, Northanger Abbey, Frankenstein, and Dracula.

Offered: Occasionally

Credit: 1

Course Number: LIT 074 CM