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RUTR 335	Doubles and Devils in Nineteenth Century Russian Literature	Fall 2004
Instructor: Julian W. Connolly
Dept. of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Cabell Hall 104
Phone: 924-3548; e-mail: jwc4w@virginia.edu
Office hours: MW 3:00-4:000PM

This course will examine many of the most famous works of nineteenth-century Russian literature, with a particular focus on the way Russia's writers have used character doubles and images of the demonic to illustrate their exploration of issues of class, gender, and identity, both personal and national. Works to be read include selected short stories by Nikolay Gogol ("The Nose," "The Overcoat"), The Tales of Belkin by Alexander Pushkin, A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov, The Double and The Devils by Fyodor Dostoevsky, "First Love" by Ivan Turgenev, A Double Life by Karolina Pavlova, "The Devil" by Leo Tolstoy, and The Seagull by Anton Chekhov. All readings are in English.

	Sep. 2 Introduction
	Sep. 7Karamzin, "Poor Liza"*
Nikolai Gogol	Sep. 9 Gogol, "Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka"--Part I
	Sep. 14 Gogol, "Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka"--Part II
	Sep. 16 Gogol, "Vii"
	Sep. 21 Gogol, "The Portrait" and "Nevsky Prospect"
	Sep. 23 Gogol, "The Nose" and "The Overcoat"
Alexander Pushkin	Sep. 28 Pushkin, "The Tales of Belkin"
	Sep. 30 Pushkin, "The Tales of Belkin" and "The Queen of Spades"
Mikhail Lermontov	Oct. 5 Lermontov, A Hero of Our Time
	Oct. 7 Lermontov, A Hero of Our Time
	Oct. 12 Reading Holiday
Karolina Pavlova
	Oct. 14 Pavlova, A Double Life
	Oct. 19 Pavlova, A Double Life
	Oct 21 HOUR EXAM DUE
Feodor Dostoevsky	Oct. 26 Dostoevsky, "The Double"
	Oct. 28 Dostoevsky, "The Double"
Ivan Turgenev	Nov. 2 Turgenev, "First Love"
	Nov. 4Turgenev, "The Song of Triumphant Love" ("Phantoms")
	Nov. 9 Dostoevsky, The Devils
	Nov. 11 Dostoevsky, The Devils
	Nov. 16 Dostoevsky, The Devils
	Nov. 18 Dostoevsky, The Devils
Leo Tolstoy	Nov. 23 Tolstoy, "Family Happiness"
	Nov. 25 Thanksgiving
	Nov. 30 Tolstoy, "The Death of Ivan Ilyich"
	Dec. 2 Tolstoy, "The Devil"; "Father Sergius" TERM PAPER TOPICS DUE
Anton Chekhov	Dec. 7 Chekhov, The Seagull
	Dec. 9 Chekhov, The Seagull TERM PAPERS DUE Pick Up Final Exam
	Dec. 14 Final Exam Due

COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Attendance and class participation 15%; one hour mid-term exam 25%; term paper 30%; take-home final exam 30%. Late work will not be accepted unless permission is given by the instructor in advance.

TEXTS: The following books have been ordered through the UVA Bookstore:
	Gogol, N. The Complete Tales of Nikolai Gogol
	Pushkin, A. Captain's Daughter and Other Stories
	Lermontov, M. A Hero of Our Time
	Pavlova, K. A Double Life
	Dostoyevsky, F. Great Short Works of Dostoyevsky
	Dostoyevsky, F. The Devils
	Turgenev, I. First Love and Other Stories
	Tolstoy, L. Great Short Works of Leo Tolstoy
	Chekhov, A. The Plays of Anton Chekhov
Note:	"Pool Liza" is available as an e-text in the "Materials" section of the RUTR 335 course web site at the Instructional Toolkit web site (http: toolkit.itc.virginia.edu)