EN 311: Twentieth-Century Russian Literature in Translation
Course Syllabus Spring 2007
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Time: TR |
Phone:
348-5720 |
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Instructor:
Andrew M. Drozd |
Office: 210
B. B. Comer |
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Location: B.
B. Comer 258 |
Office Hours:
1-2 M, 11-12 Th |
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E-mail:
adrozd@bama.ua.edu |
WWW:
http://bama.ua.edu/~adrozd/ |
TEXTS:
To Purchase: A. Bely, Petersburg;
E. Zamyatin, We; M.
Bulgakov, Master and Margarita; B. Pasternak; Doctor Zhivago;
A.
Solzhenitsyn, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich; V.
Voinovich, The
Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin; Clarence
Brown, The
Portable Twentieth-Century Russian Reader.
On Reserve: Vladimir Markov, Modern
Russian Poetry; F. D. Reeve, Twentieth-Century Russian Plays; Nicholas Luker, An
Anthology of Russian Neo-realism;
Helena Goscilo and Byron Lindsey, Glasnost:
An Anthology of Russian Literature under Gorbachev; V. Rasputin, Siberia on Fire; V. Shukshin, Roubles in
words kopeks in figures; V.
Pelevin, A Werewolf Problem in Central
Russia.
DESCRIPTION:
Introduction to Russian
literature of the twentieth century including the so-called Silver Age.
Authors
read include Bely, Bulgakov, Pasternak,
Prerequisite: None.
GOALS: Become
familiar with
the classic works of twentieth-century Russian literature and trends
such as
Symbolism, Acmeism, Futurism and Socialist Realism.
REQUIREMENTS:
Two exams, a
comprehensive final exam, and a ten-page paper. Attendance is
mandatory: five
or more unexcused absences will result in the lowering of your final
grade by
one full letter. There will be no make-up exams. If you have a conflict
with a
test date, I will allow you to take the exam early, provided that you
inform me
beforehand.
The written exams will be
essay type exams designed to have the students synthesize the material
they
have read. The term paper is to be analytical in nature and is to make
use of
several items of literary criticism.
Testing Schedule (Subject to change):
Exam One: Thursday, February
15
Exam Two: Thursday, March
29.
Comprehensive Final Exam: Monday, May 7,
8:00-10:30 AM.
GRADING:
Grades
will be based on your performance on the two exams, each
worth 20% of your final grade, the term
paper, worth 20%, and the final exam which is worth 40%. All course grades are
given on a +/- basis. For an explanation of the policy, see p. 20 of
the Undergraduate Catalog.
Academic
misconduct policy: "All acts of
dishonesty in any work constitute academic misconduct. The Academic
Misconduct
Disciplinary Policy will be followed in the event of academic
misconduct."
DISABILITY
ACCESS: To
request
disability accommodations, please contact Disabilities Services
(348-4285).
After initial arrangements are made with Disabilities Services, contact
Professor Drozd.
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