C LIT 362 A: Topics in Modern Literature

Autumn 2021
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Meeting:
TTh 12:30pm - 2:20pm / PAA A114
SLN:
12139
Section Type:
Lecture
Joint Sections:
RUSS 340 A , RUSS 543 A , ENGL 300 A , CHID 495 A , HONORS 240 A
Instructors:
Galya Diment
SVETLANA OSTROVERKHOVA
SAME AS RUSS 340A:TOLSTOY'S WAR AND PEACE
Syllabus Description (from Canvas):

For a longer syllabus, see "Files." Please be mindful that there are different sections (Russ, Engl, Honors, CompLit) but it is all the same course and it also offers an optional "W" credit.

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AUTUMN 2021: WAR AND PEACE

        INSTRUCTOR: PROFESSOR GALYA DIMENT

                                                                               

There is no “bigger” book than Tolstoy’s War and Peace, which we will be reading and analyzing in the Autumn Quarter of 2021. We will explore the historical times during which it was written as well as the Napoleonic Wars within which Tolstoy places his novel. The course will also examine the cultural and social milieu that produced the novel and examine critical literature that focuses on it. Optional “W.”

 

REQUIRED READINGS (ALL AT UW BOOKSTORE):

 

LEO TOLSTOY, WAR AND PEACE (NORTON CRITICAL EDITION)

ORLANDO FIGES, NATASHA’S DANCE: A CULTURAL HISTORY OF RUSSIA

GREGORY FREEZE, RUSSIA: A HISTORY

DOMINIC LIEVEN, RUSSIA AGAINST NAPOLEON: THE TRUE STORY OF THE

     CAMPAIGNS OF WAR AND PEACE

RICK MCPEAK & DONNA TUSSING ORWIN, TOLSTOY ON WAR: NARRATIVE

     ART AND HISTORICAL TRUTH IN "WAR AND PEACE"

DONNA TUSSING ORWIN, THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO TOLSTOY

Catalog Description:
Explores topics in literature and cultures of the modern world (approximately 1800-present) across national and regional cultures, such as particular movements, authors, genres, themes, or problems.
Department Requirements Met:
Literature Core
GE Requirements Met:
Arts and Humanities (A&H)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
April 23, 2024 - 1:24 am