RUSS6761A-L19
Tolstoy: Beyond the Novel
Tolstoy Beyond the Novel: Life Building and the History of Ideas
This course is built on the study of Tolstoy’s non-novel prose, from his early short stories to his later works. Graduate students will at the same time familiarize themselves with Tolstoy’s main philosophical ideas, distinctly reflected in his so-called “lesser prose.” Students may draw on the analysis of critics of the Formalist school (Eichenbaum, Shklovsky), excerpts of whose works will be made available. In this way, the course will also have a methodological facet. Readings to be explored include Sevastopol Sketches, Two Hussars, Cossacks, Prisoners of the Caucasus, Kholstomer, The Death of Ivan Ilyich, The Kreutzer Sonata, Master and Man, Father Sergius./
This course is built on the study of Tolstoy’s non-novel prose, from his early short stories to his later works. Graduate students will at the same time familiarize themselves with Tolstoy’s main philosophical ideas, distinctly reflected in his so-called “lesser prose.” Students may draw on the analysis of critics of the Formalist school (Eichenbaum, Shklovsky), excerpts of whose works will be made available. In this way, the course will also have a methodological facet. Readings to be explored include Sevastopol Sketches, Two Hussars, Cossacks, Prisoners of the Caucasus, Kholstomer, The Death of Ivan Ilyich, The Kreutzer Sonata, Master and Man, Father Sergius./
- Term:
- Summer 2019 Language Schools, LS 6 Week Session
- Location:
- Axinn Center 100(AXN 100)
- Schedule:
- 9:00am-9:50am on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (Jul 3, 2019 to Aug 16, 2019)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Instructors:
- Vera Proskurina
- Subject:
- Russian
- Department:
- Russian
- Division:
- Language School
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- Literature
- Levels:
- Non-degree, Graduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 60525
- Subject Code:
- RUSS
- Course Number:
- 6761
- Section Identifier:
- A