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RUSS253

Gogol and Stories of the 1830s and 1840s RUSS253 SP

Next Offered in 9899 SP

Gogol's short stories of both the Ukrainian and St. Petersburg periods will be read in the context of the comic short stories and physiological sketches of his imitators as well as of the German authors being read in Russia at the time.

MAJOR READINGS

E.T.A. Hoffman, A NEW YEAR'S EVE ADVENTURE,
THE SANDMAN, THE GOLDEN FLOWERPOT
N.V. Gogol, A MAY NIGHT, VIJ, HOW IVAN IVANOVICH QUARRELED
WITH IVAN NIKIFOROVICH, THE PORTRAIT, NEVSKY PROSPECT, THE
NOSE, A DIARY OF A MADMAN, THE OVERCOAT
N. Nekrasov, PETERSBURG CORNERS
D. Grigorovich, THE PETERSBURG ORGANGRINDER

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Regular class presentations; one short paper; one term paper.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

This course will be taught in Russian. Russian texts are to be read in Russian; German texts will be read English translation.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA RUSS

Prerequisites: RUSS202

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997

About the Photo:

"Portrait of N. Gogol by Karolina Pavlova (1840s)"

Reference:

Gogol, Nikolai. HANZ KUECHELGARTEN, LEAVING THE THEATER & OTHER WORKS. Edited by Ronald Meyer. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Ardis, 1990

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