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Gothic Horror B
Through the course, the students will become familiar with characteristics of Gothic and horror fiction as well as various standard features and common figures of the genre. In addition, the course aims to trace the development of the genre over central periods in literary history
Primary sources (kernestof):
- Mary Shelley , Excerpts from Frankenstein (1818)
- Edgar Allan Poe, ”The Tell-Tale Heart” (1843)
- Robert Louis Stevenson, Excerpts from 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde' (1886)
- Bram Stoker, Excerpts from Dracula (1897)
- H. P. Lovecraft, 'Dagon' (1919), "The Outsider" (1921) and "The Music of Eric Zann" (1921)
- Stephen King, “The Boogeyman” (1973)
- Bret Easton Ellis, “Tuesday” from American Psycho (1991)
- The Lighthouse (2019)
ca. 35 pages
Secondary sources (supplerende stof):
- Nick Cave, ”Henry Lee” (1996)
- Edgar Allan Poe, ”Annabel Lee” (1849)
- Mortensen et. al: "The Age of Enlightenment and The Romantic Age" in The Gothic Universe, Systime, (ibook accessed 2024)
- Mortensen et. al: "The Victorian Age" in The Gothic Universe, Systime, (ibook accessed 2024)
- Sigh et. al.: "Postmodernism: Literary Background" in Through Literary Landscapes, Systime, (ibook accessed 2024)
- Stephen King, “Why Do We Need Horror?” (1981)
- Alex E. Blazer: “Chasms of Reality, Aberrations of Identity: Defining the Postmodern through Bret Easton Ellis's American Psycho” (2002)
- Hephzibah Anderson: “Why we are living in ‘Gothic times’ ” (2021)
- Podcast “The Gothic: from Dracula to The Shining” from The History Extra Podcast (produced by BBC History Magazine), January 2022. Hosted by Ellie Cawthorne. Available on Spotify,
Særlige fokuspunkter:
Faglige - et genremæssigt bredt udvalg af fiktive tekster af engelsksprogede forfattere - et bredt udvalg af tekster, der tilsammen beskriver væsentlige sproglige, historiske, kulturelle og samfundsmæssige forhold i en engelsksproget region
Lytte - Podcast
Almene (tværfaglige)
Analytiske evner - - tekstanalytiske begreber og metoder til analyse af fiktive og ikke-fiktive tekster
Arbejdsformer:
Forelæsninger
Gruppearbejde
Individuelt arbejde
Lærerstyret undervisning
Pararbejde
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