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Passion…Obsession…Love? (H347)

H – Literature

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Wilmington (Arsht Hall) | September 4, 2025-December 4, 2025

Thursday: 2:30 PM-3:45 PM

Love has a dark side, too. Through Wuthering Heights, Anna Karenina and Rebecca, we will explore desperate, intense passion, obsession and their relationship to society and morality. This is NOT a “romance novel” class!

Required texts: Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte; Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy; Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier.

This offering meets for a total of 13 session(s).


INSTRUCTOR: Susan Shoemaker

SHOEMAKER, SUSAN — B.A., St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana; M.Ed., North Carolina State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Delaware. Extensive teaching experience at UD and regional colleges. Former member and chair of Delaware Humanities Council. Interests include music, history, literature, arts and sciences. (G505, H347)


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