Rus 270/EN 311/WL 389: Dostoevsky
Course Syllabus
Fall
2005
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Instructor: Andrew M. Drozd |
Office: 210 B. B. Comer |
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Location: B. B. Comer 241 |
Office Hours: 1-2 M, 11-12 Th |
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Phone: 348-5720 |
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E-mail: adrozd@bama.ua.edu |
TEXTS:
To Purchase: F. M. Dostoevsky: Poor Folk, Notes
from the Underground, Crime and Punishment, The Devils, The
Idiot, The Brothers Karamazov.
DESCRIPTION:
This course will cover the life and major works of Fyodor
Dostoevsky. No knowledge of Russian is required for this course.
GOALS:
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Become familiar with Dostoevsky's
intellectual evolution.
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Become familiar with the major themes of
Dostoevsky's fiction.
REQUIREMENTS:
Two exams and a comprehensive final exam. Attendance is
mandatory: five or more 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.
The exams will be essay-type exams designed to have the students
synthesize the material they have read.
Testing Schedule (Subject to change):
Exam 1: Thursday, Oct. 6.
Exam 2: Tuesday, Nov. 15.
Comprehensive
Final Exam: Wednesday, Dec. 14,
GRADING:
Grades will be based on your performance on the two exams, each
worth 25% of your final grade, and the final exam worth 50%. All course grades are
now 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.
Course
Schedule
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Aug. 25 |
Introduction |
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Aug. 30 |
Education and Background |
Poor Folk |
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Sep. 1 |
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Poor Folk |
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Sep. 6 |
Poor Folk |
Poor Folk |
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Sep. 8 |
The Late 1840s |
Notes from the Underground |
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Sep. 13 |
Prison and Exile |
Notes from the Underground |
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Sep. 15 |
Marriage and homecoming |
Notes from the Underground |
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Sep. 20 |
Notes from the Underground |
Crime and Punishment |
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Sep. 22 |
The 1860s |
Crime and Punishment |
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Sep. 27 |
The 1860s |
Crime and Punishment |
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Sep. 29 |
Second Marriage |
Crime and Punishment |
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Oct. 4 |
Crime and Punishment |
Crime and Punishment |
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Oct. 6 |
Exam #1 |
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Oct. 11 |
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The Idiot |
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Oct. 13 |
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The Idiot |
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Oct. 18 |
Late 1860s |
The Idiot |
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Oct. 20 |
The Idiot |
The Idiot |
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Oct. 25 |
The Idiot |
The Idiot |
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Oct. 27 |
Return home |
The Devils |
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Nov. 1 |
1870s |
The Devils |
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Nov. 3 |
1870s |
The Devils |
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Nov. 8 |
The Devils |
The Devils |
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Nov. 10 |
The Devils |
The Devils |
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Nov. 15 |
Exam #2 |
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Nov. 17 |
Late 1870s |
Brothers Karamazov |
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Nov. 22 |
Late 1870s |
Brothers Karamazov |
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Nov. 29 |
Last years |
Brothers Karamazov |
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Dec. 1 |
Dostoevsky as prophet/philosopher |
Brothers Karamazov |
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Dec. 6 |
Brothers Karamazov |
Brothers Karamazov |
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Dec. 8 |
Brothers Karamazov |
Brothers Karamazov |
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Dec. 14 |
FINAL EXAMINATION |
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Andrew
M. Drozd
adrozd@bama.ua.edu
The University of
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