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Decadent Literature (ENGL30016) // Further information
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Semester 1
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Prescribed texts
A subject reader including poetry by Charles Baudelaire and A.C. Swinburne, Oscar Wilde's Salomé and short novels by Renée Vivien and Ronald Firbank will be available.
- A rebours (Against Nature) J-K Huysmans, OUP
- The Spoils of Poynton H James, Penguin
- Wormwood: A Drama of Paris M Corelli, Broadview
- Death in Venice T Mann, Harper, Collins
- The Picture of Dorian Gray O Wilde, Penguin
- Hauntings and Other Tales V Lee, Broadview
- Subject notes
Students who have completed 106-060 Decadence or 106-060 Decadent Literature are not eligible to enrol in this subject.
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This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Specialisation (formal) Graduate Diplom in Arts - English and Theatre Studies Specialisation (formal) Graduate Certificate in Arts - English and Theatre Studies Major English and Theatre Studies Informal specialisation Graduate Diploma in Arts - English and Theatre Studies Informal specialisation Graduate Certificate in Arts - English and Theatre Studies Minor European Studies - Breadth options
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- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 9 February 2025