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Academic Year 2003/2004


Murder and Adultery: The French and Russian Novel
RUSS 254 FA

Crosslistings:
COL 261
FIST 275
REES 254

What did the Russians learn from reading French novels? How did they respond to them in writing their own? We will examine how themes taken from one national literature are self-consciously transformed by another, while learning to read from the author's point of view.

MAJOR READINGS

A. Pushkin, EUGENE ONEGIN Chateaubriand, RENE B. Constant, ADOLPHE M. Lermontov, A HERO OF OUR TIME H. Balzac, PERE GORIOT F. Dostoevsky, CRIME AND PUNISHMENT G. Flaubert, MME BOVARY L. Tolstoy, ANNA KARENINA

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Three short papers, drafts and final revisions to be handed in; one term paper.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Student class presentations, participation in class discussions.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Meyer,Priscilla   
Times: .M.W... 01:10PM-02:30PM;     Location: FISK413
Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 30)
SR. major: 5   Jr. major: 5
SR. non-major: 5   Jr. non-major: 5   SO: 5   FR: 5

Special Attributes:
Curricular Renewal:    Speaking, Writing
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Last Updated on MAR-19-2004


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