Rus 223/WL 223/EN 311: Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature in Translation
Course Syllabus
Fall 2011
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Time:
11:00-12:15 TR |
Phone:
348-5720 |
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Instructor:
Andrew M. Drozd |
Office: 210
B. B. Comer |
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Location:
Bidgood 367 |
Office Hours:
10:00-10:50 TR |
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E-mail:
adrozd@bama.ua.edu |
WWW:
http://bama.ua.edu/~adrozd/ |
TEXTS:
To
Purchase: A. Pushkin,
Eugene Onegin; M. Lermontov, A Hero of
Our Time; N. Gogol, Dead Souls; I. Goncharov, Oblomov;
I. Turgenev, Fathers
and Sons; F. Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment; L. Tolstoy, Anna
Karenina; Carl Proffer, From Karamzin to Bunin;
Joseph
Brodsky and Alan Myers, An Age Ago: A Selection of
Nineteenth-Century Russian Poetry.
On
Gorgas Library Reserve: S.
Zenkovsky, Medieval Russia’s Epics, Chronicle and Tails;
F. D. Reeve, Anthology of Russian Plays,
Vol. 1;
George Gibian, The Portable
Nineteenth-Century Russian Reader, Harold B. Segel, The
Literature of Eighteenth-century Russia; Robert
Chandler, Russian short stories from Pushkin to Buida.
Gorgas
Electronic book:
Nicholas Rzhevsky, An
Anthology of Russian Literature.
DESCRIPTION:
Survey of
Russian
literature from its beginnings until the 1880’s. Trends covered include
Neo-Classicism,
Sentimentalism, Romanticism, and Realism. This course covers poetry,
drama and
prose (short story and novel). All materials
are read in English. No knowledge of Russian is required
for
this course. Three (3) credit hours.
COURSE
PHILOSOPHY and GOALS: The
reading for this course is focused exclusively on primary
works of Russian literature.
While general histories of Russian literature and critical works
certainly have
their value, they are best appreciated once the student has read a
sufficient
number of novels, stories and plays. As a result none are assigned so
that the
student may read a larger number of texts. The requisite biographical
and
cultural background will be provided in the lectures. The
student will follow the evolution of Russian literature from its
beginnings to
its triumph in the Golden Age. The student will become familiar with
what are
considered to be the classic works of each era as well as the trends
which
dominated the literary scene. In addition, the student will analyze and
discuss
literary works in a manner that consists of more than mere plot
summary. As a
result of this course the student will become aware that Russian
authors are
often acutely aware of their predecessors and contemporaries (both
Russian and
Western) and engaged in dialogue with them. Finally, the student will
develop
some familiarity with the course of Russian history and basic elements
of
Russian culture.
REQUIREMENTS:
Two
exams and a comprehensive final exam. The written exams will consist of
a
section of items to identify briefly as well as longer questions that
require
the student to analyze various aspects of the assigned readings. If you
have a
conflict with a test date, I will allow you to take the exam early,
provided
that you inform me beforehand.
There
will also be an essay of 2-3 pages due on each of the seven novels read
for the
course. The essays are not to be research papers but neither are they
to be mere
plot summaries. Rather the student is to analyze some aspect of the
novel.
Several possible themes for each essay will be provided by the
instructor
although students are free to come up with their own. The essays are
usually due
on the day discussion of each novel begins. Late essays will be
accepted but
will be penalized with a loss of at least ten points.
Testing
Schedule (Subject to
change):
Exam One:
Thursday, Sep. 29
Exam Two:
Tuesday, Nov. 8
Comprehensive
Final Exam: Friday,
December 16, 8:00-10:30AM.
ATTENDANCE: Attendance
is required,
will be recorded, and will be a significant component of your grade.
GRADING:
Everything is
graded on the 100-point
scale. The final course grade will be based on your performance on the
two
exams, each worth 20% of your final grade, attendance which is worth
15%, the
essays which are worth 20% and the final exam which is worth 25%. All
course grades are given on a +/- basis. For an explanation of the
policy, see the
Undergraduate Catalog.
Academic
misconduct
policy:
All students
in attendance at the
The Academic
Misconduct Disciplinary Policy will
be followed in the event of academic misconduct.
DISABILITY
STATEMENT:
If you are
registered with the Office of
Disability Services, please make an appointment with me as soon as
possible to
discuss any course accommodations that may be necessary. If you have a
disability, but have not contacted the Office of Disability Services,
please
call 348-4285 or visit 133-B Martha Parham Hall East to register for
services.
Students who may need course adaptations because of a disability are
welcome to
make an appointment to see me during office hours. Students with
disabilities
must be registered with the Office of Disability Services, 133-B Martha
Parham
Hall East, before receiving academic adjustments.
EMERGENCY
STATEMENT:
The UA
emergency information site: http://prepare.ua.edu/. In
the event of an emergency, the instructor will give information on the
course
through E-learning.
19th-century Russian Literature Course Page
Andrew M. Drozd
adrozd@bama.ua.edu
The University of
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