EN4367 Romantic Gothic
Academic year
2025 to 2026 Semester 2
Curricular information may be subject to change
Further information on which modules are specific to your programme.
Key module information
SCOTCAT credits
30
SCQF level
SCQF level 10
Availability restrictions
Not automatically available to General Degree students
Planned timetable
10.00 am - 12.00 noon Mon
Module Staff
Dr Katie Garner (KLG7)
Module description
Ghosts, reanimated bodies, monsters, fragmented manuscripts and haunted spaces fill the works of Romantic poets and novelists alike. This module explores the Romantics' interest in the macabre by placing it in the context of anxieties about the French Revolution, religion, sexuality, race and nation, as well as developments in late eighteenth-century print and book production. (Group C)
Relationship to other modules
Pre-requisites
BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS EN2003 AND PASS EN2004
Assessment pattern
2-hour Written Examination = 50%, Coursework = 50%
Re-assessment
exam = 100%
Learning and teaching methods and delivery
Weekly contact
1 x 2-hour seminar, and 2 optional consultative hours.
Scheduled learning hours
22
Guided independent study hours
278
Intended learning outcomes
- Analyse the cultural developments and historical contexts that inform the fascination with the Gothic in Romantic-period writing;
- Apply a critical understanding of concepts central to the study of Gothic writing (the sublime; the uncanny; the abject; Male and Female Gothic) to the set texts;
- Evaluate the form and function of paratextual elements of Romantic-period books, including bindings, owner inscriptions, publishing information and publishers' advertisements;
- Construct a logical, accurate and professionally presented argument, informed by knowledge of surrounding criticism, both orally through class discussion and unassessed presentations and in written summative essay and exam work
EN4367 Romantic Gothic
Academic year
2025 to 2026 Semester 1
Curricular information may be subject to change
Further information on which modules are specific to your programme.
Key module information
SCOTCAT credits
30
SCQF level
SCQF level 10
Availability restrictions
Not automatically available to General Degree students
Planned timetable
10.00 am - 12.00 noon Mon
Module Staff
Dr Katie Garner (KLG7)
Module description
Ghosts, reanimated bodies, monsters, fragmented manuscripts and haunted spaces fill the works of Romantic poets and novelists alike. This module explores the Romantics' interest in the macabre by placing it in the context of anxieties about the French Revolution, religion, sexuality, race and nation, as well as developments in late eighteenth-century print and book production. (Group C)
Relationship to other modules
Pre-requisites
BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS EN2003 AND PASS EN2004
Assessment pattern
2-hour Written Examination = 50%, Coursework = 50%
Re-assessment
exam = 100%
Learning and teaching methods and delivery
Weekly contact
1 x 2-hour seminar, and 2 optional consultative hours.
Scheduled learning hours
22
Guided independent study hours
278
Intended learning outcomes
- Analyse the cultural developments and historical contexts that inform the fascination with the Gothic in Romantic-period writing;
- Apply a critical understanding of concepts central to the study of Gothic writing (the sublime; the uncanny; the abject; Male and Female Gothic) to the set texts;
- Evaluate the form and function of paratextual elements of Romantic-period books, including bindings, owner inscriptions, publishing information and publishers' advertisements;
- Construct a logical, accurate and professionally presented argument, informed by knowledge of surrounding criticism, both orally through class discussion and unassessed presentations and in written summative essay and exam work