| August 31, 1999 | Introduction to course |
| 9/3 | in Best Short Stories: read introduction and "White Nights" |
| 9/7 | in Mochulsky: read "Childhood and Youth" |
| 9/10 | in Best Short Stories: read "The Christmas Tree and a wedding" |
| 9/14 | in Mochulsky: read "Poor People" |
| 9/17 | in Best Short Stories: read "The Peasant Marey" |
| 9/21 | in Best Short Stories: read "A Gentle Creature" |
| 9/24 | in Mochulsky: read "The Fortress and Penal Servitude" |
| 9/28 | in Best Short Stories: read "Notes from the Underground" |
| 10/1 | in Mochulsky: read "The Journal Epoch" |
| 10/5 | in Mochulsky: read "Notes from the House of Death" |
| 10/8 | begin reading Crime and Punishment MID-TERM EXAM (ON EVERYTHING WE HAVE COVERED TO DATE) |
| 10/12 | continue reading Crime and Punishment |
| 10/15 | no class. Complete Crime and Punishment |
| 10/19 | in Norton Edition of Crime and Punishment: read Berdaev's "Dostoevsky, the Nature of Man, and Evil" also read Ivanov's "Revolt against Mother Earth" |
| 10/22 | begin reading The Brothers Karamazov |
| 10/26 | continue reading The Brothers Karamazov |
| 10/29 | complete reading The Brothers Karamazov |
| 11/2 | in Mochulsky: read "The Final Years - The History of The Brothers Karamazov" (chapter 22) |
| 11/5 | in Mochulsky: read Chapter 23 "The Brothers Karamazov" |
| 11/9 | in Mochulsky: Study "The Legend of the Grand Inquisitor" (pages 617-623) |
| 11/12 | in The Norton Edition of The Brothers Karamazov: read Dmitry Tschizewskij's "Schiller and The Brothers Karamazov" (page 794) |
| 11/16 | in The Norton Edition of The Brothers Karamazov: read "The Brothers Karamazov - Idea and Technique" (page 813) |
| 11/19 | Review and Discussion |
| 11/23 | Review and Discussion |
| 11/26 | no class |
| 11/30 | Review and Discussion |
| 12/3 | Term Paper Due |
| 12/7 | Presentation of Term Papers |
| 12/10 | Presentation of Term Papers Last Day of Class Final Exam Date and Time will be Announced |