RUSS262

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RUSS262

The Gogolian Tradition in Russian Literature RUSS262 SP

Next Offered in 9899 SP

The course will define the artistic universe of Gogol, and trace the way in which the Gogolian legacy--marked by stylistic excrescence, a flair for the grotesque, and the incursion of the demonic into a superficially realistic discourse--has been inherited and adapted by later Russian writers such as Bely, Bulgakov, and Sinjavsky.

MAJOR READINGS

Gogol, "Vij," Petersburg tales, DEAD SOULS
Sologub, THE PETTY DEMON, short stories
Bely, PETERSBURG, selections from THE CRAFT OF GOGOL
Remizov, THE HISTORY OF THE TINKLING CYMBAL, short stories,
selections from THE FIRE OF THINGS
Bulgakov, DIABOLIAD, THE MASTER AND MARGARITA
Nabokov, INVITATION TO A BEHEADING, NIKOLAI GOGOL
Sinjavskij, FANTASTIC STORIES

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Two papers and oral reports.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

All readings will be in English. Students who read Russian may do special projects using material not yet translated into English.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997

About the Photo:

"Gogol in 1845"

Reference:

Gogol, Nikolai. ARABESQUES. Translation by Alexander Tulloch. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Ardis Publishers, 1982

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