ENGL 30473 - Wilde Years:Oscar Wilde and the 1890s

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Texas Christian University

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Description:

Prerequisites: ENGL 10803 or 10833, ENGL 20803 and at least one 10000- or 20000-level ENGL course. This course examines the writings of Oscar Wilde and his contemporaries to explore how literature constructs and reflects gender, sexuality, and social debates. Particular attention will be given to diverse sexualities represented by New Woman writers, new theories of "sexual inversion" developed in the 1890s, and Oscar Wilde's trials and imprisonment on the grounds of indecency with another man.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.tcu.edu/

Phone Number:

(817) 257-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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