Victorian Action Heroes

1 Course Unit

This course is designed to investigate several key texts in the blockbuster genres that emerged in the Victorian era – detective novel, spy thriller, ghost story, treasure hunt, imperial romance, invasion scenario, monster tale, science fiction, true crime narrative – as well as their contemporary adaptations in order to figure out why Victorian Action Heroes still exert so much cultural force. See the English Department's website at www.english.upenn.edu for a description of the current offerings. 1 Course Unit