COURSE OUTLINE
All readings are due on the date indicated

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