LIT 451 - Ghost Stories

Institution:

Marylhurst University

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Description:

This course focuses on dimensions of the "uncanny," thespectral, the "fantastic," realized in haunting stories writtenduring the nineteenth century. Students study a brace of English ghost stories, together with longer classic tales, illuminated by Freud's The Uncanny, the contemporary narrative theory of Todorov's The Fantastic, and Castle'sunderstanding of "the Other." 3 crs.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.marylhurst.edu

Phone Number:

(503) 636-8141

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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