Unit name | Dostoevsky (TB2) |
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Unit code | RUSS30073 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Coates |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of Russian |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
The unit will offer an in-depth analysis of the later fiction of Fedor Dostoevsky, building on exposure to earlier works explored in second-year units such as The Struggle for Russia and Hedgehogs and Foxes. The works will be studied in the context of ideological, political, and social developments in 19th-century Russia, and of Dostoevsky’s own creative and ideological evolution. Attention will be paid to both thematic and formal elements of Dostoevsky’s fiction, and account will be taken of both significant historical and recent critical approaches to his work.
By the end of this unit, students will be able to:
Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous sessions and asynchronous activities, including seminars, lectures, and collaborative as well as self-directed learning opportunities supported by tutor consultation.
1 x formative group presentation (required to pass), testing ILOs 1-4 and 6
1 x 3000-word essay (60%), testing ILOs 1-5
1 x open-book commentary exercise of 1500 words (40%), testing ILOs 1-5
F. M. Dostoevskii, The Idiot
F. M. Dostoevskii, The Devils
F. M. Dostoevskii, The Brothers Karamazov
S. J. Young, Dostoevskii’s The Idiot and the Ethical Foundations of Narrative (2004)
W. J. Leatherbarrow (ed.), Dostoevskii’s The Devils: A Critical Companion (1999)
R. F. Miller, The Brothers Karamazov: Worlds of the Novel (1992)