題組內容
西洋文學概論/Survey of Western Literature
Instructions : Carefully read the following essay questions and write your answers in the form of two 3-5 paragraph essays. It is strongly advised that you first spend 2-3 minutes planning each of your essays before writing them.
B) Modern:
Many great modern works of Western Literature deal with strange or supernatural characters and events-for example, the witches in William Shakespeare's Macbeth, the Grimms' fairy tales, Mary Shelly's monster in Frankenstein, E.T.A. Hoffiman's strange tales, Bram Stoker's Dracula, etc. Write an essay that analyzes 3 works of modern Westem literature in terms of how they deal with the supernatural. In your essay attempt to how and why the West "enjoys" certain kinds of fear.