Russia's Storyteller Playwrights
RUSS 258
Fall 2012
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| Crosslisting:
REES 258, THEA 258, COL 288, RULE 258 |
Many of the classics of Russian theater were written not by pure playwrights, but by authors like Gogol, Chekhov, and Bulgakov, who dedicated themselves primarily to narrative genres of story and novel. This trend continues today: writers like Petrushevskaya are experimenting, both with plays and novels, as they work to create a new, post-Soviet Russian literature. Russian literature has been enriched by its playwright/story-teller tradition. When Gogol moved from writing short stories to writing plays in mid-career, he brought new principles of narrative form into the theater with him while at the same time embracing old conventions of dramatic comedy. When he exited the theater to write DEAD SOULS, he took with him principles of comedy that would shape his novel. A similar synergy can be seen in Chekhov, Bulgakov, and others. While reading play/story pairs by some of Russia's leading writers, this course will clarify essential formal differences between narratives and plays that operate in all literatures; and it will explore how Russian literature has blended dramatic and narrative forms in innovative ways. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA RUSS |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Pushkin, BELKIN TALES, LITTLE TRAGEDIES, QUEEN OF SPADES
Gogol, THE NOSE, MARRIAGE, GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR, THE OVERCOAT
Tolstoy, POLIKUSHKA, THE POWER OF DARKNESS, KREUTZER SONATA
Chekhov, SHORT STORIES, THE SEAGULL, UNCLE VANYA, THREE SISTERS
Gorky, CHILDHOOD, THE LOWER DEPTHS
Mayakovsky, CLOUD IN TROUSERS, THE BEDBUG
Bulgakov, ZOYA'S APARTMENT, FATAL EGGS, A CABAL OF HYPOCRITES
Shvarts, LITTLE RED RIDINGHOOD, THE SHADOW, THE DRAGON
Petrushevskaya, CINZANO, THE TIME: NIGHT
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Examinations and Assignments:
Writing for this course will include several one-page papers, a midterm, and a final project. Reading assignments for dramatic texts will include screenings of filmed theatrical productions and student organized dramatic readings. |
| Instructor(s): White,Duffield Times: ..T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: FISK101; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 24 | | SR major: 4 | JR major: 4 | | |
| Seats Available: 19 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 4 | JR non-major: 4 | SO: 4 | FR: 4 |
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