Russian 199
Independent course in reading Russian literature
Russian 199
Independent course in reading Russian literature
Course description: Student reads three novels in Russian and writes a summary of each book in Russian. Dictionaries may be consulted. 3 units of credit.
In addition to turning in a summary of each book, the student will submit a signed statement verifying that he or she has read every word of the book in Russian.
Choose from these four sets of novels:
1. Достоевский: Записки из подполья, Преступление и наказание, Братья Карамазовы.
2. Толстой: Семейное счастье, Анна Каренина, Война и мир.
3. Highlights of 19th century: Отцы и дети (Тургенев), Преступление и наказание (Достоевский), Анна Каренина (Толстой).
4. Highlights of 20th century: Мы (Замятин), Доктор Живаго (Пастернак), В круге первом (Солженицын).
Ф. М. Достоевский
Е. И. Замятин
Л. Н. Толстой
Б. Л. Пастернак
А. И. Солженицын