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Academic Year 2003/2004

Nabokov's Ada
RUSS 278 FA
Crosslistings:
COL 275

This seminar is a continuation of RUSSIAN 263: Nabokov and Cultural Synthesis. In it students will use the analytic methods they learned in Russian 263 to approach Nabokov's most difficult novel. Each student will be responsible for researching a particular aspect of the work, depending on their expertise and making regular presentations on it to the class.

MAJOR READINGS

ADA
Brian Boyd, NABOKOV, THE AMERICAN YEARS
Brian Boyd, NABOKOV'S ADA
Bobiie Ann Mason, NABOKOV'S SECRET GARDEN: A GUIDE TO ADA

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Short mid-term paper; long term paper; regular class presentations.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Students must have read at least SPEAK MEMORY and LOLITA.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: RUSS 263 Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2004

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