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The Monstrous Imagination in Literature

Description:
Literature not only creates monsters, but seems to enjoy the imaginative leap needed to make "real" the obviously unreal monster. Why does literature uses its imaginative power it's ability to move beyond reality & to envision figures that are non-human, abnormal, or uncivilized and are disturbing, disruptive, or horrific in form? If we examine these figures closely, one of the things that makes them both very human and very monstrous is their imaginative excess: they often have an imagination that is out of control, overly-rebellious or engaged in too-powerful thinking. Thus, this class argues that literature uses the figure of the monster to question the benefits, powers, and downfalls of the imagination. By asking you to question why the imagination creates monsters, this class asks you to question the nature of the imagination itself; especially the imagination that creates and reads literature.

Section	Class Number	Weekly Schedule	Time	Instructor	Location
01	9046	MW	11:00 AM - 11:50 AM	Egle,Lamont L	W01-0005	More Info
01D	9451	F	11:00 AM - 11:50 AM		W01-0005	More Info
02D	9452	F	11:00 AM - 11:50 AM		W01-0048	More Info
03D	9453	F	11:00 AM - 11:50 AM		S02-0064	More Info
04D	9454	F	11:00 AM - 11:50 AM		W01-0009	More Info