CSLC 136 The Russian Novel: Idiots, Atheists, and Nihilists
Many of the world's greatest novels share one common feature—they were written in Russian. In this course we will discuss some of the key works of Russian literature, encountering revolutionaries and rebels, visionaries and superfluous human beings, holy fools and dandies. These characters will reveal a peculiar world, often remarkably different from that of 21st century Western culture, yet still strangely relevant to all of our most pressing concerns. Authors may include: Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Turgnev, Gogol, Goncharov, Bulgakov, Pushkin, and many, many others.