COMP 306
Tolstoy and His Age
Spring 2016
Division I
Cross-listed
RUSS 306
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Class Details
This course will examine the life and works of the great Russian writer Lev Tolstoy in the context of Western intellectual history. Readings will include Tolstoy’s two major novels, War and Peace and Anna Karenina, as well as a number of shorter works, such as The Kreutzer Sonata and Hadji Murat. We will also examine some of Tolstoy’s aesthetic and didactic works. Ultimately, we will develop an understanding of the writer’s environment and his impact on the numerous social movements calling for change in the second half of the nineteenth century. All readings will be in English.
The Class:
Format: lecture/discussion
Limit: none
Expected: 15
Class#: 3760
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Limit: none
Expected: 15
Class#: 3760
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
active class participation, 3 short papers, and a final research project
Prerequisites:
none
Enrollment Preferences:
none
Distributions:
Division I
Notes:
This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
COMP 306 Division I RUSS 306 Division I
COMP 306 Division I RUSS 306 Division I
Attributes:
GBST Russian + Eurasian Studies
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COMP 306 - 01 (S) LEC Tolstoy and His Age
COMP 306 - 01 (S) LEC Tolstoy and His AgeDivision ITF 2:35 pm - 3:50 pm
Schapiro Hall 1413760
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