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Nabokov Course Sylabus at University of Washington
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From: Galya Diment <galya@u.washington.edu>
RUSSIAN 430/C LIT 496/RUSSIAN 543: MAJOR RUSSIAN AUTHORS.
VLADIMIR NABOKOV
Prof. Galya Diment
Required Books (all at the UBookstore):
Mary, Defense, Invitation to a Beheading, The Gift, The Stories of
Vladimir Nabokov, Bend Sinister, Speak, Memory, Pnin.
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IMPORTANT! A WEB SITE OF GREAT INTEREST TO YOU WHICH I
ENCOURAGE ALL WHO CAN TO VISIT. IT CONTAINS NABOKOV'S
BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS, PICTURES, DISCUSSIONS OF HIS
WORK AND MUCH-MUCH MORE! THE SITE, CALLED "ZEMBLA,"
CAN BE FOUND AT:
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/iasweb/nabokov/zembla.htm
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WEEK ONE: MARY
Monday -- Introduction.
Tuesday -- Chs. 1-8
Wednesday -- Chs. 9-17.
Thursday -- "The Return of Chorb," "The Admiralty Spire" (Stories).
WEEK TWO: THE DEFENSE
Monday -- Chs. 1-4
Tuesday -- Chs. 5-7
Wednesday -- Chs. 8-11
Thursday -- Chs. 12-14.
WEEK THREE: SPEAK, MEMORY
Monday -- Chs. 1-4
Tuesday -- Chs. 5-8
Wednesday -- Chs. 9-12
Thursday -- Chs. 13-15.
WEEK FOUR: THE GIFT
Monday -- Ch. 1.
Tuesday -- Ch. 2
Wednesday -- Ch. 3
Thursday -- "Russian Spoken Here," "The Visit to the Museum,"
"A Russian Beauty" (Stories).
WEEK FIVE: THE GIFT
Monday -- Ch. 4.
Tuesday -- Ch. 5
Wednesday -- "Details of A Sunset," "A Letter that Never
Reached Russia," "A Guide to Berlin" (Stories).
Thursday -- "In Memory of L. I. Shigaev," "Torpid Smoke,"
"Spring in Fialta," "Cloud, Castle, Lake."
*****TAKE-HOME MIDTERM********
WEEK SIX: INVITATION TO A BEHEADING
Monday -- Chs. 1-5
Tuesday -- Chs. 6-11
Wednesday -- Chs. 12-16
Thursday -- Chs. 17-20; "Solus Rex" (Stories).
WEEK SEVEN: BEND SINISTER
Monday -- Chs. 1-4
Tuesday -- Chs. 5-6
Wednesday -- Chs. 7-12
Thursday -- Chs. 13-18.
WEEK EIGHT: THE STORIES
Monday -- "A Nursery Tale," "Terra Incognita," "Breaking
the News," "Ultima Thule."
Tuesday -- "Tyrants Destroyed," "The Potato Elf," "The
Passenger,"
Wednesday -- "Vasily Shishkov," "The Assistant Producer," "That in
Aleppo Once."
Thursday -- "A Forgotten Poet," "Time and Ebb," "Sign and
Symbols."
WEEK NINE: PNIN
Monday -- Chs. 1-3.
Tuesday -- Ch. 4-5
Wednesday -- Chs. 6-7
Thursday -- "The Circle," "Recruiting," "A Slice of Life,"
"Lik" (Stories).
WEEK TEN: THE STORIES
Monday -- "First Love," "The Vane Sisters," "Lance," "Scenes
from the Life of a Double Monster."
Tuesday -- "Christmas," "The Doorbell," "An Affair of Honor,"
"A Bad Day."
Wednesday -- Discussion/Paper Reports
Thursday -- Discussion/Paper Reports
*************************************************************
FINAL PAPERS -- 10pp (Russ 430, C Lit 496); 15-20pp (Russ 543)
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RUSSIAN 430/C LIT 496/RUSSIAN 543: MAJOR RUSSIAN AUTHORS.
VLADIMIR NABOKOV
Prof. Galya Diment
Required Books (all at the UBookstore):
Mary, Defense, Invitation to a Beheading, The Gift, The Stories of
Vladimir Nabokov, Bend Sinister, Speak, Memory, Pnin.
**********************************************************
IMPORTANT! A WEB SITE OF GREAT INTEREST TO YOU WHICH I
ENCOURAGE ALL WHO CAN TO VISIT. IT CONTAINS NABOKOV'S
BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS, PICTURES, DISCUSSIONS OF HIS
WORK AND MUCH-MUCH MORE! THE SITE, CALLED "ZEMBLA,"
CAN BE FOUND AT:
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/iasweb/nabokov/zembla.htm
*********************************************************
WEEK ONE: MARY
Monday -- Introduction.
Tuesday -- Chs. 1-8
Wednesday -- Chs. 9-17.
Thursday -- "The Return of Chorb," "The Admiralty Spire" (Stories).
WEEK TWO: THE DEFENSE
Monday -- Chs. 1-4
Tuesday -- Chs. 5-7
Wednesday -- Chs. 8-11
Thursday -- Chs. 12-14.
WEEK THREE: SPEAK, MEMORY
Monday -- Chs. 1-4
Tuesday -- Chs. 5-8
Wednesday -- Chs. 9-12
Thursday -- Chs. 13-15.
WEEK FOUR: THE GIFT
Monday -- Ch. 1.
Tuesday -- Ch. 2
Wednesday -- Ch. 3
Thursday -- "Russian Spoken Here," "The Visit to the Museum,"
"A Russian Beauty" (Stories).
WEEK FIVE: THE GIFT
Monday -- Ch. 4.
Tuesday -- Ch. 5
Wednesday -- "Details of A Sunset," "A Letter that Never
Reached Russia," "A Guide to Berlin" (Stories).
Thursday -- "In Memory of L. I. Shigaev," "Torpid Smoke,"
"Spring in Fialta," "Cloud, Castle, Lake."
*****TAKE-HOME MIDTERM********
WEEK SIX: INVITATION TO A BEHEADING
Monday -- Chs. 1-5
Tuesday -- Chs. 6-11
Wednesday -- Chs. 12-16
Thursday -- Chs. 17-20; "Solus Rex" (Stories).
WEEK SEVEN: BEND SINISTER
Monday -- Chs. 1-4
Tuesday -- Chs. 5-6
Wednesday -- Chs. 7-12
Thursday -- Chs. 13-18.
WEEK EIGHT: THE STORIES
Monday -- "A Nursery Tale," "Terra Incognita," "Breaking
the News," "Ultima Thule."
Tuesday -- "Tyrants Destroyed," "The Potato Elf," "The
Passenger,"
Wednesday -- "Vasily Shishkov," "The Assistant Producer," "That in
Aleppo Once."
Thursday -- "A Forgotten Poet," "Time and Ebb," "Sign and
Symbols."
WEEK NINE: PNIN
Monday -- Chs. 1-3.
Tuesday -- Ch. 4-5
Wednesday -- Chs. 6-7
Thursday -- "The Circle," "Recruiting," "A Slice of Life,"
"Lik" (Stories).
WEEK TEN: THE STORIES
Monday -- "First Love," "The Vane Sisters," "Lance," "Scenes
from the Life of a Double Monster."
Tuesday -- "Christmas," "The Doorbell," "An Affair of Honor,"
"A Bad Day."
Wednesday -- Discussion/Paper Reports
Thursday -- Discussion/Paper Reports
*************************************************************
FINAL PAPERS -- 10pp (Russ 430, C Lit 496); 15-20pp (Russ 543)
*************************************************************