Course Details
Country:
United Kingdom
Institution:
University of Kent
Course Title:
Ghosts in Literature and Film
Course Number:
CPLT5000
Course Description:
Ghosts and eerie appearances have long haunted the literary imagination. Variously known as spirits, shades, spectres, phantoms, revenants, and apparitions, the forlorn figure of the ghost is one of literature's most beguiling creations, spanning a long tradition from the classics to the present day. As liminal entities caught between life and death, restless ghosts return to the world of the living demanding justice, revenge, and remembrance, but also craving love, affection, and even their favourite food. At the same time, ghosts are meaningful symbols expressive of our innermost fears and anxieties about death, loss, disease, mortality, and the afterlife, as well as potent signifiers at the intersections of gender, politics, history, and empire. In the module’s first part, students will explore the depiction of ghosts in foundational texts by Homer, Virgil, Boccaccio, Shakespeare, and Oscar Wilde.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
ENGH ----
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