Courses
2006 . Second Semester
     
  American Gothic


Schedule

Aug 4 "The Only Thing We Have to Fear . . ."
  Presentation + Introduction to Gothic fiction
11 Poe: "The Fall of the House of Usher"
  Gilman: "The Yellow Paper"
18 James: "The Romance of Certain Old Clothes"
  Wasserman: "The Horror! The Terror! The Thrills! The Gothic!"
25 Bradbury: "Homecoming"
  Lovecraft: "The Outsider"
Sept 1 Faulkner: "A Rose for Emily"
  Jackson: "The Lottery" – Paper due
15 Finney: Invasion of the Body Snatchers
  Finney: Invasion of the Body Snatchers
22 Matheson: I Am Legend
  Matheson: I Am Legend
29 Cheever: "The Enormous Radio"
  Plath: "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams"
Oct 6 Midterm Exam
  Campbell: "The Chimney"
20 Sevfale
  Sevfale
27 Coover: "The Brother"
  King: "Gramma"
Nov 10 Levin: Rosemary's Baby
  Levin: Rosemary's Baby
17 DeLillo: "Human Moments in World War III"
  L'Heureux: "The Anatomy of Desire"
24 Edmundson: "American Gothic"
  The New York Times's coverage of Sept 11, 2001
Dec 1 The Nature of Evil
  Final Exam


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