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Academic Year 2003/2004
Nabokov and Cultural Synthesis
RUSS 263 FA
This course will trace the development of Nabokov's art from its origins in Russian literature by close readings of the motifs that spiral outward through his (principally English-language) novels.
MAJOR READINGS
Alexander Pushkin's EUGENE ONEGIN;
Nabokov's translation and commentary to EUGENE ONEGIN, INVITATION TO A BEHEADING, DESPAIR, THE REAL LIFE OF SEBASTIAN KNIGHT, PNIN, SPEAK, MEMORY, THE GIFT, LOLITA, PALE FIRE, "The
Vane Sisters", "Signs and
Symbols"
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
One or two class presentations; one parody; two short papers; term paper.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
This is sophisticated material. Students must be, or be willing to work actively to become close readers and literary detectives. See web page at http://wesleyan.edu/~pmeyer/nabokov.html
COURSE FORMAT:
Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA RUSS
Grading Mode:
Student Option
Prerequisites:
NONE
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Last Updated on MAR-19-2004
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