Course &
Section: ENGL 5300 / Tuesday 6:00-9:00
Instructor:
Course
Title: Eighteenth-Century British
Literature
Units: Three
Description: The class will focus on the Gothic novel by
male and female authors, considering the ways gender informs this genre. Social/historical background will include contemporary
gender theory (conduct books, women’s education, sexuality, economic and legal
issues), the abolition movement/slave trade, the French Revolution and
Requirements: Participation, midterm, final, and a
20-25-page essay modeled on the academic article.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing or permission of instructor.
Text(s): William Beckford, Vathek; Charlotte Dacre, Zofloya; Matthew
Lewis, The Monk; Charlotte Smith, The Old Manner House; and Horace
Walpole,