Doubles in Literature
RUSS 222
Fall 2007 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
REES 222 |
We will trace the evolution of the idea of the literary double from its origins in German romanticism, observing the degradation of the opposition between ideal and real into the struggle of good versus evil. The entire process is parodied in Nabokov's LOLITA. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA RUSS |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (REES-MN) |
Major Readings:
THE LITTLE MERMAID, H.C. Andersen
TALES, E.T.A. Hoffmann
FRANKENSTEIN, Mary Shelley
THE NOSE, Nikolai Gogol
THE DOUBLE, Fyodor Dostoevsky
DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE, Stevenson
WILLIAM WILSON, E.A. Poe
THE GOLEM, G. Meyrink
THE SECRET SHARER, J. Conrad
DESPAIR, V. Nabokov
THE REAL LIFE OF SEBASTIAN KNIGHT, V. Nabokov
LOLITA, V. Nabokov
THE DOUBLE, J. Borges
TRANSCENDENTAL IDEALISM, Schelling
ROMANTICISM AND ANTI-SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS, G. Hartmann
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Examinations and Assignments:
Three short papers. One term paper. For the final paper, students will be asked to write their own tale of a Doppleganger. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Oral Presentation. |
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