Dr. Jekyll vs. Dr. Frankenstein: Doubles in Literature
RUSS 222
Spring 2016
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| Crosslisting:
REES 222, RULE 222 |
| Certificates: Writing |
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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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA REES |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (REES-MN) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
H. C. Andersen, THE LITTLE MERMAID
E. T. A. Hoffmann, TALES
Mary Shelley, FRANKENSTEIN
Nikolai Gogol, NEVSKY PROSPECT
Nikolai Gogol, THE NOSE
Fyodor Dostoevsky, THE DOUBLE
Stevenson, DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE
E. A. Poe, WILLIAM WILSON
V. Nabokov, DESPAIR
V. Nabokov, THE REAL LIFE OF SEBASTIAN KNIGHT
V. Nabokov, LOLITA
J. Borges, THE DOUBLE
Schelling, TRANSCENDENTAL IDEALISM
G. Hartmann, ROMANTICISM AND ANTI-SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS
FILMS: The Student of Prague; The Golem; A Stolen Life
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Examinations and Assignments:
Two 4 page papers; One term paper |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Class participation is essential.
Beginning with the spring 2016 course format, this course counts as an elective course for the Writing Certificate. |
| Instructor(s): Meyer,Priscilla Times: ..T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: FISK414; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 30 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 17 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 5 | JR non-major: 5 | SO: 5 | FR: 5 |
| Web Resources: Syllabus |
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