A Matter of Life and Death: Fiction in the Soviet Era
RUSS 206
Spring 2007
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01
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| Crosslisting:
REES 206 |
The great Russian writers of the 20th century risked their lives in insisting on moral absolutes to counter Soviet doctrine. Zamyatin's WE Inspired BRAVE NEW WORLD and 1984; Bulgakov's MASTER AND MARGARITA remained hidden for 27 years; Solzhenitsyn risked submitting IVAN DENISOVICH during Khrushchev's Thaw--each decade has its characteristic masterpiece. Students who wish to read excerpts from the course offerings in the original Russian should see the instructor to enroll in a half-credit tutorial. |
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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: None |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Pushkin, "The Bronze Horseman"
Bely, PETERSBURG
Brown, RUSSIAN LITERATURE SINCE THE REVOLUTION
Bulgakov, MASTER AND MARGARITA
Babel, STORIES
Kharms, STORIES
Solzhenitsyn, A DAY IN THE LIFE OF IVAN DENISOVICH
Voinovich, PRIVATE IVAN CHONKIN
Aleshkovsky, NIKOLAI NIKOLAEVICH
Petrushevskaya, THE TIME: NIGHT
Ulitskaya, MEDEA AND HER CHILDREN
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Examinations and Assignments:
Three 4-page papers, and a final. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Oral presentation. Literature in Translation. Attendance and participation are required. |
| Instructor(s): Fusso,Susanne Grace Times: .M.W... 11:00AM-12:20PM; Location: FISK302; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: 6 | JR major: 6 | | |
| | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 6 | JR non-major: 6 | SO: 6 | FR: 5 |
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