Gothic Fiction

Catalog description

Trace the development of the Gothic tradition from its origins in the late eighteenth century to the present day, with attention to formal experiments and cultural concerns. Consider how Gothic texts comment on gender, sexuality, race, and the body, as well as crime, transgression and guilt. Authors may include Horace Walpole, Ann Radcliffe, Jane Austen, Mary Shelley, Robert Louis Stevenson, Bram Stoker and Toni Morrison.