Stevenson: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
This playlist brings together seven courses on Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. The first three look at Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde directly, while the other four provide historical, literary and cultural context.
What this playlist includes:
75 lectures across 7 courses.
All resources designed and delivered by university academics and researchers.
Courses and Lectures
1. Stevenson: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Prof. Nick Groom
Exeter University
Exeter University
1.1. Language – 09:44
1.2. The Gothic – 09:13
1.3. Urban Detective Fiction – 11:23
1.4. Science & Medicine – 11:14
1.5. Perversity – 11:13
2. Stevenson: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Prof. John McRae
Nottingham University
Nottingham University
2.1. Introduction – Part 1 – 10:39
2.2. Introduction – Part 2 – 11:36
2.3. Chapter 1 – Mr Utterson (pp. 5-6) – 13:59
2.4. Chapter 1 – Utterson and Enfield (pp. 6-7) – 03:42
2.5. Chapter 1 – Story of the Door (pp. 7-10) – 11:52
2.6. Chapter 2 – Hyde and Seek (pp. 11-14) – 10:39
2.7. Chapter 2 – Utterson Meets Hyde (pp. 14-18) – 11:12
2.8. Chapter 3 – At Ease (pp. 19-20) – 05:47
2.9. Chapter 4 – The Murder of Carew (pp. 21-23) – 08:07
2.10. Chapter 4 – To Hyde’s House (pp. 23-25) – 11:12
2.11. Chapter 5 – Incident of the Letter (pp. 26-30 – 13:03
2.12. Chapter 6 – Remarkable Incident of Dr Lanyon (p... – 05:33
2.13. Chapter 7 – Incident at the Window (pp. 35-6) – 03:37
2.14. Chapter 8 – The Last Night (pp. 37-47) – 15:43
2.15. Chapter 9 – Dr Lanyon’s Narrative (pp. 48-54) – 14:37
2.16. Chapter 10 – Radically Both (pp. 55-6) – 12:31
2.17. Chapter 10 – Beyond Good and Evil (pp. 56-9) – 14:39
2.18. Chapter 10 – Fathers and Sons (pp. 59-63) – 07:48
2.19. Chapter 10 – The True Hour of Death (pp. 63-70) – 12:01
3. Stevenson: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Dr Christopher Pittard
Portsmouth University
Portsmouth University
3.1. Genre – 07:42
3.2. The Title – 10:30
3.3. The Opening Paragraph – 09:45
3.4. Degeneration – 13:46
3.5. The Uncanny – 13:21
3.6. The Incident of the Window – 13:42
3.7. Sex and Sexuality – 11:58
3.8. Text and Textuality – 11:58
3.9. National Identity – 11:59
4. Gothic Literature
Dr Elly McCausland
York University
York University
4.1. Introduction – 02:22
4.2. The Origins of Gothic Literature: The Castle of... – 08:35
4.3. The Mysteries of Udolpho – 08:21
4.4. Frankenstein – 06:30
4.5. Northanger Abbey – 03:07
4.6. Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights – 07:28
4.7. Late Victorian Gothic – 10:32
4.8. Gothic Literature Today [Interview] – 07:11
4.9. CR4. Frankenstein: Close Reading 2 – 02:42
4.10. CR4. Frankenstein: Close Reading 1 – 03:26
4.11. CR6. Jane Eyre: Close Reading – 01:56
4.12. CR6. Wuthering Heights: Close Reading – 03:19
4.13. Q2. Q&A for Module 2 – 04:23
4.14. Q3. Q&A for Module 3 – 05:08
4.15. Q6. Q&A for Module 6 – 05:30
4.16. Q7. Q&A for Module 7 – 03:16
5. Gothic Literature
Prof. John McRae
Nottingham University
Nottingham University
5.1. Readership and Historical Context – 12:29
5.2. Philosophical and Cultural Context – 04:18
5.3. The First Gothic Novels – 05:58
5.4. Early Gothic Literature – 06:33
5.5. The End of Early Gothic – 06:15
5.6. Background to Frankenstein – 05:09
5.7. Frankenstein – 20:51
5.8. Early Victorian Gothic – 06:56
5.9. Wuthering Heights – 14:12
5.10. Jane Eyre – 15:21
5.11. Late Victorian Gothic – 11:03
5.12. Psychological Gothic – 04:19
5.13. Fin de Siecle – 10:29
5.14. Modern Gothic – 05:12
6. Victorian Literature and Darwin's Origin of Species
Dr Will Abberley
University of Oxford
University of Oxford
6.1. Science and Literature – 08:27
6.2. Survival and Great Expectations – 09:44
6.3. Progress and The Coming Race – 11:14
6.4. Degeneration and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde – 11:12
7. The Supernatural: A Complete History
Prof. Nick Groom
Exeter University
Exeter University
7.1. Ballads – 11:16
7.2. Revenge Tragedy – 09:37
7.3. Early Vampires – 10:10
7.4. Victorian Vampires – 11:25
7.5. The Uncanny – 19:11
7.6. The Victorian Uncanny – 07:41
7.7. English Ghosts – 14:28
7.8. The American Supernatural – 11:41
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