ENGLISH 115. - Victorian Nightmares. Fall 2008

Institution:

Franklin and Marshall College

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In this seminar we explore the bad dreams that scared the Victorians even as they enjoyed vastly improved daytime lives made possible by unprecedented developments in technology and industry. What gave rise to those political, domestic, and sexual anxieties that haunt Victorian literature Readings for nightmares are drawn from 19th-century British literature, science, anthropology, and economics. We begin with a portrait growing old in the attic and close with a vampire flying in the bedroom at night. In between we encounter all manner of things what went bump in the night. Permission of the instructor required. O'Hara

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.FANDM.EDU

Phone Number:

(717) 291-3911

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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