WL 390:
Dostoevsky
Course
Syllabus
Spring
2008
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Instructor:
Andrew M. Drozd |
Office: 210
B. B. Comer |
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Location: B.
B. Comer 256 |
Office Hours:
11-12 W, 11-12 Th |
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Time:
9:30-10:45 TR |
Phone: 348-5720 |
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E-mail: adrozd@bama.ua.edu |
WWW: http://bama.ua.edu/~adrozd |
TEXTS:
To Purchase: F. M.
Dostoevsky: Poor Folk, Crime and Punishment, The
Devils,
The
Idiot, The Brothers Karamazov, Great Short Works of Fyodor Dostoevsky.
On Gorgas Reserve: J. Edie, Russian Philosophy Vol. 2; W. J.
Leatherbarrow and D. C. Offord, A
Documentary History of Russian Thought.
DESCRIPTION:
This course
will cover the life and major works of Fyodor
Dostoevsky. No knowledge
of Russian is required for this course. Three (3) credit hours.
GOALS:
1.
Become
familiar with Dostoevsky's
intellectual evolution.
2.
Become
familiar with the major themes of
Dostoevsky's fiction.
REQUIREMENTS:
Testing Schedule (Subject to change):
Mid-term exam: Thursday, Feb. 28.Comprehensive
Final Exam: Wednesday, May 7, 8:00-10:30AM
GRADING:
Grades will
be based on your performance on the mid-term exam, worth 40% of your
final grade, and the final exam worth 60%. All course grades are
now given on a +/-
basis. For an explanation of the policy, see pp. 20-21 of the
Undergraduate Catalog.
Academic misconduct policy: "All acts of dishonesty in any work constitute academic misconduct. The Academic Misconduct Disciplinary Policy will be followed in the event of academic misconduct."
Disability access:
To request disability accommodations, please contact Disabilities
Services
(348-4285). After initial arrangements are made with Disabilities
Services,
contact Professor Drozd.
Course
Schedule
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Jan. 10 |
Introduction |
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Jan. 15 |
St. Petersburg |
Poor Folk |
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Jan. 17 |
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Poor Folk |
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Jan. 22 |
Poor Folk |
The Double |
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Jan. 24 |
The Late 1840s |
"White Nights" |
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Jan. 29 |
Prison and
Exile |
Notes from
the Underground |
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Jan . 31 |
Exile |
Notes from
the Underground |
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Feb. 5 |
Marriage and
homecoming |
“Mr. –bov and
the Question of Art,” in L&O |
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Feb. 7 |
The 1860s |
Crime and
Punishment |
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Feb. 12 |
The 1860s |
Crime and
Punishment |
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Feb. 14 |
The 1860s |
Crime and
Punishment |
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Feb. 19 |
Second
Marriage |
Crime and
Punishment |
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Feb. 21 |
Crime and
Punishment |
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Feb. 26 |
Crime and
Punishment |
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Feb. 28 |
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The Idiot |
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Mar. 4 |
Western Europe |
The Idiot |
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Mar. 8 |
Western Europe |
The Idiot |
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Mar. 11 |
The Idiot |
The Idiot |
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Mar. 13 |
The Idiot |
The Eternal
Husband |
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Mar. 25 |
Return home |
The Devils |
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Mar. 27 |
Early 1870s |
The Devils |
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Apr. 1 |
The Devils |
The Devils |
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Apr. 3 |
The Devils |
The Devils |
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Apr. 8 |
1870s |
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Apr. 10 |
1870s |
F. Dostoevsky, "The Diary of a Writer," in Edie, vol. 2 |
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Apr. 15 |
Diary of a
Writer--1876 |
Brothers
Karamazov |
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Apr. 17 |
Late 1870s |
Brothers
Karamazov |
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Apr. 22 |
Late 1870s |
Brothers
Karamazov |
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Apr. 24 |
Last years |
Brothers
Karamazov |
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Apr. 29 |
Brothers
Karamazov |
Brothers
Karamazov |
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Brothers Karamazov | Brothers Karamazov |
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May 7 |
FINAL
EXAMINATION |
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Andrew
M. Drozd
adrozd@bama.ua.edu
The University of
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