COML 126 - Fantastic & Uncanny in Literature

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University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Arts & Letters Sector. All Classes. Weissberg. What is the "Fantastic" And how can we describe the "Uncanny" The course will examine these questions, and investigate the historical background of our understanding of "phantasy," as well as our concepts of the "fantastic" and "uncanny" in literature. Our discussions will be based on a reading of Sigmund Freud's essay on the uncanny, a choice of Friedrich Schlegel's and Novalis' aphorisms, and Romantic narratives by Ludwig Tieck, E.T.A. Hoffman, Edgar llan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and others. All of the texts will be available in English/in English translation, and no knowledge of a foreign language is required.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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