Gothic Literature
In this course, we explore the history of the Gothic novel, beginning with Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto, and finishing with the literature (and films) of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries that have been influenced by the Gothic, including Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca and Angela Carter’s A Bloody Chamber. Along the way, we will explore some of the most important novels in the English language, including: Frankenstein, Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, and the Picture of Dorian Gray.
What this playlist includes:
44 lectures across 4 courses.
All resources designed and delivered by university academics and researchers.
Courses and Lectures
1. Gothic Literature
Prof. John McRae
Nottingham University
Nottingham University
1.1. Readership and Historical Context – 12:29
1.2. Philosophical and Cultural Context – 04:18
1.3. The First Gothic Novels – 05:58
1.4. Early Gothic Literature – 06:33
1.5. The End of Early Gothic – 06:15
1.6. Background to Frankenstein – 05:09
1.7. Frankenstein – 20:51
1.8. Early Victorian Gothic – 06:56
1.9. Wuthering Heights – 14:12
1.10. Jane Eyre – 15:21
1.11. Late Victorian Gothic – 11:03
1.12. Psychological Gothic – 04:19
1.13. Fin de Siecle – 10:29
1.14. Modern Gothic – 05:12
2. Gothic Literature
Dr Elly McCausland
York University
York University
2.1. Introduction – 02:22
2.2. The Origins of Gothic Literature: The Castle of... – 08:35
2.3. The Mysteries of Udolpho – 08:21
2.4. Frankenstein – 06:30
2.5. Northanger Abbey – 03:07
2.6. Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights – 07:28
2.7. Late Victorian Gothic – 10:32
2.8. Gothic Literature Today [Interview] – 07:11
2.9. CR4. Frankenstein: Close Reading 2 – 02:42
2.10. CR4. Frankenstein: Close Reading 1 – 03:26
2.11. CR6. Jane Eyre: Close Reading – 01:56
2.12. CR6. Wuthering Heights: Close Reading – 03:19
2.13. Q2. Q&A for Module 2 – 04:23
2.14. Q3. Q&A for Module 3 – 05:08
2.15. Q6. Q&A for Module 6 – 05:30
2.16. Q7. Q&A for Module 7 – 03:16
3. Gothic Literature and Race
Dr Maisha Wester
Sheffield University
Sheffield University
3.1. Gothic and the Grotesque – 09:01
3.2. Race, Revolution and the Gothic – 06:02
3.3. Zofloya and Frankenstein – 10:26
3.4. Anti-Blackness and the American Gothic – 12:10
3.5. Anti-Blackness in the Great Gatsby – 04:26
3.6. Black Diaspora Gothic – 11:33
3.7. Anti-Blackness in Horror Films – 10:23
4. Genre in Literature – The Female Gothic
Dr Neil Cocks
Reading University
Reading University
4.1. Genre – 07:02
4.2. Plot and Genre – 06:08
4.3. Motif and Genre – 05:58
4.4. Critical Reception of Genre – 07:35
4.5. Reading Genre in Close Textual Analysis – 13:19
4.6. Colonialism and Genre – 04:15
4.7. Atypical Aspects of Genre – 09:26
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