Essays must be 8-10 pages (2,000-2,500 words) in length and follow MLA citation and formatting guidelines. Research Essay: For this assignment you are asked to consider a the topic related to gothic

Essays must be 8-10 pages (2,000-2,500 words) in length and follow MLA citation and formatting guidelines.

Research Essay:

For this  assignment you are asked to consider a the topic related to gothic literature in the nineteenth century, in connection with a particular text chosen from the assigned work.  Though you might comment on other literary texts from the period in discussing your primary text, you should choose a single, main text as your focus

• Think of your research and this paper as a conversation between you and other scholars: engage with other writers’ insights and points of view on your primary text, and consider ways in which an understanding of specific social or historical contexts surrounding your chosen text would inform your analysis.