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Further information
- Texts
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.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Specialisation (formal) English and Theatre Studies Specialisation (formal) English and Theatre Studies Minor European Studies minor Major English and Theatre Studies - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- Links to additional information
- 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.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 11 April 2024