EN 311: Dostoevsky

Course Syllabus

Spring 2008

Instructor: Andrew M. Drozd	Office: 210 B. B. Comer
Location: B. B. Comer 256	Office Hours: 11-12 W, 11-12 Th
Time: 9:30-10:45 TR	Phone: 348-5720
E-mail: adrozd@bama.ua.edu	WWW: http://bama.ua.edu/~adrozd

TEXTS:

To Purchase: F. M. Dostoevsky: Poor Folk, Crime and Punishment, The Devils, The Idiot, The Brothers Karamazov, Great Short Works of Fyodor Dostoevsky.
On Gorgas Reserve: J. Edie, Russian Philosophy Vol. 2; W. J. Leatherbarrow and D. C. Offord, A Documentary History of Russian Thought.

DESCRIPTION:

This course will cover the life and major works of Fyodor Dostoevsky. No knowledge of Russian is required for this course. Three (3) credit hours.

GOALS:

1. Become familiar with Dostoevsky's intellectual evolution.

2. Become familiar with the major themes of Dostoevsky's fiction.

REQUIREMENTS:

A mid-term and a comprehensive final exam and one 10-page paper. The exams will be essay-type exams designed to have the students synthesize the material they have read. For the paper students are expected to do research outside of class to supplement materials read for class. A guide with detailed instructions will be provided later. Students may also consult with the instructor during office hours regarding their paper. Although any style guide is acceptable, the instructor will refer to Diana Hacker, A Pocket Style Manual, when correcting mistakes on the papers.

Testing Schedule (Subject to change):

Mid-term exam: Thursday, Feb. 28.

Comprehensive Final Exam: Wednesday, May 7, 8:00-10:30AM

GRADING:

Grades will be based on your performance on the mid-term exam worth 25% of your final grade, the research paper worth 25%, and the final exam worth 50% of your final grade. All course grades are now given on a +/- basis. For an explanation of the policy, see pp. 20-21 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.

Course Schedule

DATE	TOPIC	READING
Jan. 10	Introduction Education and Background
Jan. 15	St. Petersburg	Poor Folk
Jan. 17	St. Petersburg	Poor Folk
Jan. 22	Poor Folk	The Double
Jan. 24	The Late 1840s	"White Nights"
Jan. 29	Prison and Exile	Notes from the Underground
Jan . 31	Exile	Notes from the Underground
Feb. 5	Marriage and homecoming Notes from the Underground	“Mr. –bov and the Question of Art,” in L&O “Summer Impressions,” in Edie, vol. 2 “Winter Notes on Summer Impressions,” in L&O
Feb. 7	The 1860s	Crime and Punishment
Feb. 12	The 1860s	Crime and Punishment
Feb. 14	The 1860s	Crime and Punishment
Feb. 19	Second Marriage	Crime and Punishment
Feb. 21	Crime and Punishment
Feb. 26	Crime and Punishment
Feb. 28	Mid-term Exam	The Idiot
Mar. 4	Western Europe	The Idiot
Mar. 8	Western Europe	The Idiot
Mar. 11	The Idiot	The Idiot
Mar. 13	The Idiot	The Eternal Husband
Mar. 25	Return home	The Devils
Mar. 27	Early 1870s	The Devils
Apr. 1	The Devils	The Devils
Apr. 3	The Devils	The Devils
Apr. 8	1870s	"A Gentle Creature" "Dream of a Ridiculous Man"
Apr. 10	1870s	F. Dostoevsky, "The Diary of a Writer," in Edie, vol. 2
Apr. 15	Diary of a Writer--1876	Brothers Karamazov
Apr. 17	Late 1870s	Brothers Karamazov
Apr. 22	Late 1870s	Brothers Karamazov
Apr. 24	Last years Paper Due	Brothers Karamazov
Apr. 29	Brothers Karamazov	Brothers Karamazov
May 1	Brothers Karamazov	Brothers Karamazov
May 7	FINAL EXAMINATION

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Andrew M. Drozd
adrozd@bama.ua.edu
The University of Alabama
Last Update: 1/10/08