ENGL 025ELITERATURE OF HORROR (GOTHIC NOVEL)

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Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENGL 001A or ENGL 001AH. Reading and discussion of recurring motifs and archetypes in the Gothic novel and short stories of horror; analysis of the psychological implications of such types as the doppelganger, the shadow, and the anima. This course traces the Gothic mode from its origin in superstition and magic through the contemporary emphasis on the distorted or violated psyche. Total of 54 hours lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC Grade Mode: L, P, A