LITT 236 Oscar Wilde

Division of Liberal Arts

3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course

The life and work of the celebrated Irish writer, wit, and decadent aesthete, whose trial and imprisonment for sodomy constituted one of the greatest scandals of the nineteenth century. Wilde’s poetry, plays, novels, and arts criticism will be considered. Term papers may focus on any aspect of fin de siècle history and culture: literature, theater, music, visual arts, or psychology (including controversies over feminism or evolving definitions of homosexuality).

Prerequisites FYWT*101 or FYWT*112

This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course can fulfill a liberal arts elective or free elective requirement.