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RUSS255
The Central and East European Novel
RUSS255 SP
Crosslistings: REES255
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times | POI | Prereq |
|---|
| 1 | 30 | 11 | Times: .T.T... 2:40PM-4:00PM; | No | No |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the Blue Add phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Tue Aug 10 05:00:21 EDT 1999
)
This course presents a survey of 20th-century prose fiction
of Eastern and Central Europe, with an emphasis on the Czech
novel. Some of the questions we will explore are the impact
of World War II and its concomitant horrors on Eastern and
Central European literature; the relation of Eastern and
Central European writers to Communism and Soviet domination;
the idea of Central Europe as a shaping force in literary
identity; and the relation of Eastern and Central European
literature to the Western and Russian literary traditions,
especially the avant-garde.
MAJOR READINGS
Miroslav Krleza, ON THE EDGE OF REASON;
stories
Joseph Roth, THE RADETZKY MARCH
Jaroslav Hasek, GOOD SOLDIER SVEJK
Ivo Andric, THE BRIDGE ON THE DRINA
Sholem Aleichem, TEVYE THE DAIRYMAN
Bohumil Hrabal, CLOSELY WATCHED TRAINS; I SERVED THE KING OF
ENGLAND
Tadeusz Borowski, "This Way to the Gas, Ladies and
Gentlemen"
Stanislaw Lem, A PERFECT VACUUM
Josef Skvorecky, MISS SILVER'S PAST; THE BASS SAXOPHONE
Danilo Kis, stories
Milan Kundera, THE BOOK OF LAUGHTER AND FORGETTING; THE
UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING
Vaclav Havel, LARGO DESOLATO
Dubravka Ugresic, STEFFIE SPECK IN THE JAWS OF LIFE;
LIFE IS A FAIRY TALE
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Three papers (5-7 pp.)
Frequent short papers.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Conducted in
English.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting
or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the
first class, they will be dropped from the class list.
NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form
to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA RUSS
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Fusso, S
- Times: .T.T... 2:40PM- 4:00PM;
- Grading Mode: Mixed
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 1, Fr: 1
- No Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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