MARIST COLLEGE
DIVISION OF HUMANITIES
DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES

SPRING SEMESTER

Department of Modern Languages
Department of English

English 346 L - 111 Dostoevsky in Translation
Russian 320 L-111 : Dostoevsky

INSTRUCTOR Dr. Norkeliunas
OFFICE: Fontaine Hall (next to the library) Room 209

SYLLABUS
REQUIRED READING
FEODOR DOSTOEVSKY'S WORKS
A) THE MAJOR NOVELS
  1. The Brothers Karamazov
  2. Crime and Punishment
  3. The Legend of the Grand Inquisitor
  4. You may read ONE of the following two:
    The Idiot OR The Devils (The Possessed)

B) THE SHORTER WORKS
  1. White Nights
  2. Notes From the Underground
  3. The Peasant Marey
  4. The Gambler
  5. The Double
  6. A Gentle Creature

For a brief about Doestovesky Click Here

Course Objectives

Essentially, this course is the study of literature as an art form.Specifically, it is the study of the psychological novel as a genre. The course is devoted to the examination and analysis of the works of FEODOR MICHAILOVICH DOSTOEVSKY, Russia's most profound psychological -religious writer.To quote the famous Russian philosopher Nicholas Berdyaev:So great is the worth of Dostoevsky that to have produced him is by sufficient justification for the existence of the Russian people in the world; and he will bear witness for his countrymen at the last judgement of the nations.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

  1. TERM PAPER:

    On any theme or topic analysing Dostoevsky's works or life, aspects which are not to be covered in the instructor's lectures;choice of topic to be submitted by February 15,1997 due two weeks before the last class; project worth 25% of final grade;

  2. PARTICIPATION IN CLASSROOM DISCUSSIONS:

    Every third or fourth meeting will be set aside for in-depth analysis of assigned readings; all class members are expected to take part in these discussions; 25% of the final grade are based on individual's participation;

  3. TESTS AND FINAL EXAMINATION:

    Two tests and a final examination will be given; the dates will be announced; the tests and the final examination are worth 25% each of the final course grade;

N O T E:
MAKE A APPOINTMENT WITH THE INSTRUCTOR, BEFORE FEBRUARY 15TH, TO DISCUSS THE SELECTION OF A TERM PAPER TOPIC.