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Academic Year 2005/2006


The Poor Clerk: Origins of the Petersburg Tale
RUSS 209 SP

Crosslistings:
REES 209

We will follow the evolution of realism in the first half of the nineteenth century from E.T.A. Hoffmann's effect on Pushkin's and Gogol's Petersburg stories to Dostoevsky's first tales of the poor clerk. Through close reading, we will see how Russian authors of the Naturalist school reworked the devices of German literature to create their own tradition. Taught in Russian, the course is designed for both advanced students of Russian and native speakers.

MAJOR READINGS

E. T. A. Hoffmann, THE GOLDEN POT, A NEW YEAR'S EVE ADVENTURE, MADEMOISELLE DE SCUDERY (in English)
Pushkin, GROBOVSHCHIK, PIKOVAYA DAMA
Gogol, VIY, NOS, SHINEL
Lermontov, TAMAN
Dostoevsky, GOSPODIN PROKHARCHIN, DVOINIK
Nekrasov, PETERBURGSKIE UGLY

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: RUSS302

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Meyer,Priscilla    
Times: .M.W.F. 01:10PM-02:00PM;     Location: FISK412;
Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: UNL)

Special Attributes:
Curricular Renewal:    Speaking
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Last Updated on MAR-30-2006


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