Kurzus nemzetközi vendég- és részidős hallgatóknak
- Kar
- Bölcsészettudományi Kar
- Szervezet
- BTK Magyar Irodalom- és Kultúratudományi Intézet
- Kód
- BA-ERA-IHLCS-S-7
- Cím
- Modern Gothic: Violence, Mystery, Sexuality
- Tervezett félév
- Tavaszi
- ECTS
- 6
- Nyelv
- en
- Tantárgy tartalma
- Gothic literature, a tradition dating back more than 250 years, remains vibrant today, intertwining myriad works from our everyday popular culture with the canonical works of classical world literature. Since the publication of Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto on Christmas Day 1764, Gothic literature has captivated readers. Terrifying ruins, inscrutable labyrinths, and obsessive madmen, along with slumbering princesses, vampires, ghosts, and other supernatural entities, rapidly gained popularity at booksellers' stalls, appealing to an audience eager for fear. Since the 18th century, Gothic literature has evolved significantly, giving rise to diverse interpretations around the globe, each reflecting various aspects of ourselves and the familiar world around us. This course will analyze a selection of works, primarily from the fin-de-siècle and the first half of the 20th century, to reflect the diversity of the Gothic literary tradition. This diversity encompasses not only linguistic and cultural variety but also addresses social and cultural issues that arise from engaging with the unsettling and the terrifyingly mysterious. Our exploration will go beyond mere horror, delving into key problems relevant to modern subjectivities. Originally conceived as a counterpoint to the Enlightenment's one-sided rationality, later works in the Gothic tradition have delved into social relations, sexuality, subordination, otherness, human subjectivity, sin, and violence, inviting reflection on the nature of boundaries and their transgressions. In our analysis, we aim to explore these and related issues within their contexts, with a special focus on Hungarian literature available in English, alongside significant works of world literature. The focus of this course is on the joint analysis of texts within the Gothic literary tradition. Our aim is to equip students with a comprehensive understanding of this tradition, enabling them to approach texts from various cultures with informed insight by the end of the course. Through this course, students will not only gain an in-depth understanding of Gothic literature but also enhance their analytical and discussion skills, preparing them to engage critically with texts from a wide range of cultural contexts.
- Irodalomjegyzék
- Dryden, Linda. The Modern Gothic and Literary Doubles (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003) Botting, Fred. Gothic. Second edition. The New Critical Idiom. (New York: Routledge, 2014) Kosofsky Sedgwick, Eve. Coherence of Gothic Conventions. (Milton: Taylor & Francis Group, [1986] 2023) Wallace, Diana, and Andrew Smith, eds. The Female Gothic: New Directions. (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009)
- Ajánlott irodalom
- Dryden, Linda. The Modern Gothic and Literary Doubles (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003) Botting, Fred. Gothic. Second edition. The New Critical Idiom. (New York: Routledge, 2014) Kosofsky Sedgwick, Eve. Coherence of Gothic Conventions. (Milton: Taylor & Francis Group, [1986] 2023) Wallace, Diana, and Andrew Smith, eds. The Female Gothic: New Directions. (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009)