Julian Wolfreys introduces students to the central concept of transgression, showing how to interpret the concept from a number of theoretical standpoints. He demonstrates how texts from different cultural and historical periods can be read to examine the workings of 'transgression' and the way in which it has changed over time.
Offers a significant reevaluation of the central concept of transgression and charts its cultural and historical development
Covers a broad range of literature from different historical periods including Epic verse and Gothic fiction
Julian Wolfreys
exceptionalliterature Close reading concept gothic history history of literature identity interpret knowledge literature space subject time Victorian era