RUSS 254
Fall 2008
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01
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| Crosslisting:
COL 261, FIST 275, REES 254 |
What did the Russians learn from reading French novels? How did they respond to them in writing their own? We will examine how themes taken from one national literature are self-consciously transformed by another while learning to read from the author's point of view. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Speaking, Writing
Writing: Three short papers will be peer reviewed. A fourth paper will be planned with the instructor. Speaking: Student class presentations will be based on guidelines and assessed.
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA RUSS |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (FRST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
A. Pushkin, EUGENE ONEGIN
Chateaubriand, RENE
B. Constant, ADOLPHE
M. Lermontov, A HERO OF OUR TIME
H. Balzac, PERE GORIOT
F. Dostoevsky, CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
G. Flaubert, MADAME BOVARY
L. Tolstoy, ANNA KARENINA
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Examinations and Assignments:
Three short papers, drafts and final revisions to be handed in; one term paper. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Student class presentations, participation in class discussions. |
| Instructor(s): Meyer,Priscilla Times: .M.W... 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: FISK413; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 30 | | SR major: 1 | JR major: 8 | | |
| Seats Available: 12 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 1 | JR non-major: 8 | SO: 6 | FR: 6 |
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