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Galya Diment
RUSS 240
Seattle Campus
Examines the works of Vladimir Nabokov, from his early novels written in Europe to his later masterpieces, including Lolita, Pnin, Pale Fire, and Ada. Offered: AWSp.
Class description
The course will deal with the AMERICAN novels of Vladimir Nabokov: Pnin, Lolita, and Pale Fire. We will also read parts of his autobiography, Speak, Memory and some short stories written in English.
PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE:
Week 1-2: SPEAK, MEMORY; American Stories
Week 3-4: PNIN
Week 5-7: LOLITA
Week 8-10: PALE FIRE
REQUIRED BOOKS (all Vintage Edition):
Nabokov: 1. Pnin 2. Lolita 3. Pale Fire 4. The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov 5. Speak, Memory
Critical Materials (Also Required): 1.Brian Boyd: Nabokov's Pale Fire (paperback) 2. Julian Connolly: A Reader's Guide to Nabokov's Lolita (paperback) 3. Diment: Pniniad (paperback); 4. Kuzmanovich and Diment: MLA Approaches to Teaching Lolita (paperback)
Course library reserves are at Odegaard.
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
Lecture and discussion. A separate one-hour section for graduate students and Honors students
Recommended preparation
Class assignments and grading
Reading and writing
Class participation (20%); Midterm (for all but longer for grads and Honors; 30%); Final (Papers for grads; longer exams for Honors; 50%)
