The Victorian Gothic Short Story

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Free Online Course: The Victorian Gothic Short Story provided by Swayam is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 4 weeks long. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from Swayam. The Victorian Gothic Short Story is taught by Prof. Divya A.

Overview
  • The course offers a specialized study of the Victorian Short Story in relation to the Gothic mode. It will introduce students to the form as it was practised in Great Britain by great masters of literature such as Charles Dickens, Rudyard Kipling, Oscar Wilde and H.G.Wells. This course highlights the fact that the Gothic short story was an important and flourishing literary genre in the Victorian period.

    INTENDED AUDIENCE:Any InterestedLearnersPREREQUISITES: NIL INDUSTRY SUPPORT: British Council American Embassy

Syllabus
  • COURSE LAYOUT

    Week 1: Charles Dickens The Signal Man (1866)Week 2: Rudyard Kipling My Own True Ghost Story (1888)Week 3: Arthur Conan Doyle The Red-Headed League (1891) Week 4: H.G.Wells The Red Room (1896)