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Online Course: The Afterlife of Gothic Fiction

 
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When:

  15 Jan 2021 through 10 Feb 2021

Where:

  Online Event | United Kingdom

Website URL:

  http://neo-victorian.studies.lcir.co.uk/gothic/

Sponsoring organization:

  London Centre for Interdisciplinary Research and Academic LAB

Categories:

  Arts & Humanities - Languages/Literature

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Event description:

ONLINE COURSE 3 modules / 30 hours including: lectures/discussions (3 meetings); reading/watching; studying/writing; final assignment in the form of an essay. Course overview: From Gothic Revival in late 18 th century's architecture to the resurgence of haunting tales on streaming services, like Lovecraft Country (2020) or The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020), the aesthetics, atmosphere and ambiguities characteristic of this pre-Victorian genre remain a potent source for uncanny narratives, which had nothing to do with actual Visigoths in the first place. Since its origins with the castle of Otranto, Gothic fiction became a mode of sublime storytelling, which could be identified by its ambiance more immediately than by the sum of their distinctive features. Recurring motifs, clear-cut characters, and otherworldly settings will come into spotlight during a cycle of meetings dedicated to the genre's evolution, with an emphasis on the counterfeit nature of this ... Read more

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