EN 124: Literary DNA: Investigating the Gothic

Program
Credits 4.0

This course is designed for majors and non-majors and will survey British literature from the nineteenth century through the post-modern period. By reading poetry and prose, special attention will be paid to one or more specific literary traditions. Within these traditions, the course will explore specific genres and themes such as the gothic, feminism, fairy tales, and disability. By reading texts throughout the time period, the course will explore how British traditions influenced the writers who came after. This is an introductory course appropriate for first-year students.