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Academic Year 2000/2001


The Gogolian Tradition in Russian Literature
RUSS 262 SP

The course will define the artistic universe of Gogol and trace the way in which the Gogolian legacy--marked by stylistic excrescence, a flair for the grotesque, and the incursion of the demonic into a superficially realistic discourse--has been inherited and adapted by later Russian writers such as Bely, Bulgakov, and Sinjavsky.

MAJOR READINGS

Gogol, "Vij," Petersburg tales, DEAD SOULS Sologub, THE PETTY DEMON, short stories Bely, PETERSBURG, selections from THE CRAFT OF GOGOL Remizov, THE HISTORY OF THE TINKLING CYMBAL, short stories, selections from THE FIRE OF THINGS Bulgakov, DIABOLIAD, THE MASTER AND MARGARITA Nabokov, INVITATION TO A BEHEADING, NIKOLAI GOGOL Sinjavskij, FANTASTIC STORIES

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Two papers and oral reports.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

All readings will be in English. Students who read Russian may do special projects using material not yet translated into English.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA RUSS    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001


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