EN 478.01 Poe and the Gothic (Fall 2009-2010: 3)
Working with Poe as a central figure, this course examines the development
of English and American gothic fiction from The Castle of Otranto to "The
Yellow Wallpaper" and beyond. In addition to Poe, we will read work by some
of the following writers: Horace Walpole, Matthew Lewis, Jane Austen, C.
B. Brown, Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Charlotte Gilman, H. P.
Lovecraft, and Stephen King. Class Format: Lecture/discussion. Students
will write two papers (one long, one short) and take mid-semester and final
examinations.
Paul Lewis
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