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Sep 27, 2024
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2015-2016 University Catalog [Archived Catalogue]
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LITT 236 Oscar WildeDivision 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.
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