Topic: Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina"
Appropriate for First Year students.
| Time | Days | Location | Instructor | GER | Credit | OPUS Class Number | Syllabus (Tentative) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3:00pm-4:15pm | MW | Ignatius Few Building_131 | Proskurina, Vera. | FSEM. | 4 | 1271 | TBA. |
August 29, 2012- December 11, 2012
Catalog Description: Fall or spring as needed. Focus on special aspects of Russian culture or language.
Semester Details: The course is designed as a close reading of the most acclaimed of Tolstoy’s works, including his novel Anna Karenina. The British poet and critic Matthew Arnold wrote that readers should regard Anna Karenina not so much as a work of art but as a “piece of life.” This course will use Tolstoy’s novel as a point of entry into a multifaceted exploration of Russian culture and society in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Topics to be examined include: political and social reform; evolving societal attitudes towards women; family and sexual relations; marriage and divorce; religion and spirituality; Russian attitudes towards nature and national consciousness. Students will be writing short essays and a final paper.
Required Textbooks, Articles, and Resources
- Anna Karenina, trans. Pevear and Volokhonsky. ISBN: 9780143035008.
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