Comparative Literature [286F] - Buff-y and Blue: Studies in the Gothic Tradition

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Hamilton College

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An emergent genre during the 18th/19th centuries, the gothic served up romance with mystery and horror, included a side of satire, and came wrapped to go in a pleasurable read. Today, Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer continues to represent one of the most pervasive and accessible representations of the gothic (only recently contested, perhaps, by the Twilight series). Considers issues of gender, religion, class, the monstrous, and the fantastic. Examines the works of Austen, Hoffman, James, LeFanu, Shelley, Stevenson, Stoker, and Walpole against Whedon's contemporary incarnation.

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3.00

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Lecture

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www.hamilton.edu

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(315) 859-4011

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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