ENGL 225 - Victoria’s Secrets

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, WINT

Much as we associate the reign of Queen Victoria with prudishness and moral restraint, literature from this period frequently exposes the dark underside of the Victorians’ social psyche. What are some of the social, political, and psychological concerns and anxieties behind Victorian authors’ fascination with the sinister, the criminal, the vampiric? Authors include Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Sheridan Le Fanu, Bram Stoker, R. L. Stevenson, and others. British, 1700-1900.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: N. Tessone
Prerequisites & Notes
For complete prerequisites, please refer to the English Program section titled “200-Level Courses.”