chekhov syllabus 2014

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Chekhov

Russian 327S/Russian 563/Theater 322S Carol ApollonioSpring 2014

Class Meetings Language Bldg. 310MW 1:25-2:40 660-3143/3140in Languages 207 [email protected]

email is preferred!

!""i#e $oursMW 12:25-1:25 and "# a$$%int&ent in 310 LanguageBuilding. 'eel f(ee t% a))%st &e in $u"li) s$a)es as *ell +%e ,an %ghf%( ea&$le!.

Course %es#ription )l%se a(g%n-f(ee en)%unte( *ith the $(%se andd(a&ati) *%(ks %f nt%n hekh%. (eatie engage&ent *ith thest%(ies and $la#s %f %ne %f the g(eat &aste(s %f *%(ld lite(atu(e. %kn%*ledge %f ussian is (eui(ed "ut language students g(aduatestudents and natie s$eake(s a(e en)%u(aged t% (ead in the %(iginal.his is an L8 )%u(se %ffe(ing 9 and W &%des %f inui(#.

Rea&ings: 8lease %(de( %( %the(*ise %"tain these titles. 9f #%u get the&f(%& the li"(a(# $lease let us kn%* s% *e )an sha(e: n% h%gging 9 didn%t $ut the& %n (ese(e!.

1. nd(ei u(k% ed.Anton Chekhov and his Times

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a(e en)%u(aged t% $(%$%se s$e)ial $(%e)ts. ll s$e)ial $(%e)ts &ust"e $(%$%sed *ith a *(iting J%( &ediaK sa&$le and $(%s$e)tus! anda$$(%ed "# M%nda# +anua(# 27. his deadline is inflei"le. heate(students sh%uld $lan t% (ead all f%u( %f the &a%( $la#s l%gisti)s B!.tudents *h% &ight "e $lanning )a(ee(s in &edi)ine sh%uld "e a*a(e

that hekh% *as a d%)t%( and &a# *ant t% $lan s$e)ial $(%e)ts that*ill take this int% a))%unt.

-riting %u d%n?t (eall# think until #%u *(ite. W(iting is a $(%)ess n%ta (esult. With this in &ind #%u( *(iting $(%e)ts a(e nu(tu(ed gentl#th(%ugh $ee( (eie*s and $(%fess%(?s )%&&ents. =en)e %u( )%u(se?sWC )%ding.

.. E$e(ien)e sh%*s that kn%*ing ussian gies #%u n%$a(ti)ula( adantage in this )lass. 9t is ehila(ating th%ugh t% (ead thisgenius in his %*n language. tudents inte(ested in (eading in the

%(iginal sh%uld %"tain )%$ies %f (eleant tets u$%n )%nsultati%n *iththe $(%fess%(. ussian students *h% hae al(ead# satisfied thei( WC(eui(e&ent &a# neg%tiate a (edu)ti%n in *(iting assign&ents ine)hange f%( *%(k *ith the %(iginal tets. We )an als% a((ange s$e)ialti&es t% g% %e( the ussian tets.

Course Reuire(ents

40 ead all the assign&ents %n ti&e "e a"le t% $(%e that #%uhae sh%* u$ t% )lass

and $a(ti)i$ate in )lass *at)h t*% &%ies %( $la#s and (e$%(t %n

the&d% %ne)lass $(esentati%n %n a )(iti)al *%(k %( %n #%u( %*n (esea()hF

20 Mid-te(& ee()iseF

40 W(iting assign&ents: f%u( sh%(t $a$e(s %( the euialent!F thesein)lude 1! %ne )%&$a(atie anal#sis %f t(anslati%ns %f a hekh%st%(#F 2! %ne "%%k (eie*F 3! %ne anal#sis %f a single st%(# %($la# a (e*%(king %f na((atie int% d(a&a %( i)e e(sa %( s%&e%the( $(%e)tF 4! %ne $a$e( %f #%u( )h%i)e. he final $a$e(sh%uld (e$(esent in-de$th thinking a"%ut a *%(k %( *%(ks. %u&a# )h%%se t% )%&"ine the thi(d and f%u(th $a$e(s int% a singlete(& $a$e(FC als% $(%$%sals f%( )(eatie $(%e)ts fi)ti%nal %(theat(i)al! a(e *el)%&e.

+ote on gra&ing1! This course is not a race or competition it is a

conversation! No student "ho fulfills all the #uantitative

re#uirements of the course $attendin% and participatin% dili%ently in

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class and completin% all the readin%s& "ritin% assi%nments& and

e'ams (to the re#uired specifications)* "ill receive a final %rade of

less than +! ,-uantitative compliance. "ith readin% assi%nments is

monitored throu%h daily content #ui//es& on "hich you should

receive at least a +!2! 0 never %rade the #uality or #uantity of comments students make

in class! 0f you have somethin% to say& say it if not& then dont say

anythin%! 0t "ill make no difference "hatsoever for your %rade!

1* There is no final e'am& and the "ork load is spread evenly

throu%hout the semester! Plannin% to do everythin% in end2of2

semester all2ni%hters is a* an e'tremely 3ad idea and 3* impossi3le!

4ont do the "ork5fail the course!

6* 0n accordance "ith our ,daily commitment. ethos& daily #ui//es

can never 3e made up& no matter "hat the circumstances! Note that

attendin% class and %ettin% a lo" #ui/ %rade is 3etter than not

attendin% class! 0 do drop t"o #ui/ %rades at the end of the semester!

(portant %ates

M%nda# +anua(# 15: fi(st $a$e( d(aft dueWednesda# +anua(# 2< a! fi(st $a$e( due

"! 'i(& deadline f%( )(eatie$(%e)t

$(%$%sals

M%nda# 'e"(ua(# 17 B%%k (eie* d(aft dueM%nda# Ma()h 17 final "%%k (eie* due'(ida# Ma()h 7-unda# Ma()h 16: $(ing "(eakM%nda# Ma()h 24 a! Mid-te(& ee()ise

"! fi(st fil& %( eent (e$%(t dueWeek %f $(il 1-6: hekh% ele"(ati%n *ith

IWednesda# Ma()h 26: hi(d $a$e( d(aft dueM%nda# $(il 7: final 3d $a$e( dueWednesda# $(il 16 f%u(th $a$e( d(aft due

%$ti%nal!

>u( s)heduled ea& da# B!: '%u(th $a$e( due

S#he&ule o" vents

+ote: in addition to the assi%ned readin%s& each student "ill 3e

responsi3le for readin% and presentin% at least one critical article

durin% the course of the semester $%raduate students "ill have

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additional assi%nments*! 0deally your article "ill 3e related to one of

your "ritin% pro7ects! There "ill 3e some other readin%s as "ell& to

3e provided in handouts! 8inally& dependin% on our tastes and

interests& and the contents of the ne" Norton edition& some of the

assi%nments may chan%e!

1, -e&nes&a anuar , ntro&u#tion, Contets an& other (atters, A&ra(ati# rea&ing, rainstor(ing *+C event,

ssign&ent f%( M%nda#: 1! ead the s#lla"us )a(efull#F its)%ntents u$ t% the )hedule %f EentsC! *ill "e uiedM%nda#. 2! ead he Lad# *ith the H%gC hand%utF n%te thatuntil #%u get #%u( "%%ks (eadings *ill "e &ade aaila"le in $dffiles $%sted unde( es%u()esC and la"eled "# da# %f assign&entin akai. Language students &eet *ith the $(%fess%( t% dis)uss

a$$(%a)hes t% (eading in the %(iginal. ead Miles $$. 1-26.

Russian readers can find all of Chekhovs !orks online a"h""#$%%a&.li'.ru%c%cheho!(a(#%. his firs" readin* is en"i"led +,- /012

and can 'e found here$ h""#$%%a&.li'.ru%c%cheho!(a(#%"e3"(4544.sh"6l754. 8lease

see if 9ou can find "he readin*s on "his si"e 'efore class:if 9ou have "rou'leloca"in* "he6 #lease ask in class and ; can *ive 9ou "he Russian "i"le and "he da"e.

'(iendl# ti$: +e a"are that on most days "e have a #ui/ on the

content of the assi%ned

readin%s! A%ain& on 9ondays #ui/ you "ill have the chance to prove

that you understand our course policies $as outlined here in thesylla3us*!

2! Begin #%u( fi(st *(iting assign&ent a )%&$a(is%n %f th(ee

t(anslati%ns %f a single hekh% st%(# f(%& afte( 1;;7!. 0nitial

paper drafts "ill 3e due ne't ednesday&;anuary


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d(aft *ill "e due net Wednesda# +anua(# 15!. Languagestudents &a# )h%%se t% e$l%(e the %(iginal tet in lieu %f)%&$a(ing t(anslati%ns.

2, Mon&a anuar 13, 8The 9a& )ith the %og:

ssign&ent f%( Wednesda#: 1! ead he ha&ele%nC) 'at and hinC ?=@1 >1)he Heath %f a iile(antC A-B 0>>)Dand he euie&C >E).2!ead in u(k% $. 3-10 D%(%in! and $$. 225-34 the fi(st th(eelette(s!. 3! %&$lete #%u( $a$e( d(aft *hi)h is due Wednesda#.

?our paper should 3e no more than four pa%es lon%! 9ake a %eneral

statement& if you can& a3out the differences 3et"een the translations&

and 3e sure to provide at least three specific #uotations to support

your ar%ument! Provide complete 3i3lio%raphical information5includin% translator $@*22for the editions you use! This paper is

nothin% fancy57ust close te'tual readin%! ?our paper "ill 3e turned

in to me via email in a "ord file also& 3rin% t"o hard copies to

class for peer e'chan%e!

3, -e&nes&a anuar 15,arl )ritings, 'unn stories, ;aper &ra"te#hange,

'%( net Wednesda# 1! (ead he =unts&anC Mise(#C and

he h%(us i(lCF 2! ead $$. 234-6 lette(s t% u%(in and(ig%(%i)h!F 3! (ead and )%&&ent %n t*% $ee( $a$e(s "# netWednesda#.

The point of peer revie"in% is to ena3le the author to improve the

paper! 0n your revie" you "ill $a* "rite one sentence statin% the

authors thesis $3* comment on ho" successfully the author ar%ued

his or her thesis $c* provide specific& mar%inal notes on points of

style& "ordin%& or lo%ic $d* offer specific recommendations on ho"

to %o a3out re"ritin% the paper and $e* %ive the author a %rade!

?our comments "ill 3e %raded!

3! He)ide %n the "%%k #%u *ill (ead and (eie*. n# "%%k is fai(ga&e as l%ng as the(e is a hekh% )%nne)ti%n: "i%g(a$h#lite(a(# )(iti)is& lette(s &e&%i(s %( een fi)ti%n *ith a st(%nghekh% )%nne)ti%n. E&ail &e *ith #%u( ideas %n *hat kind %f"%%k #%u &ight *ant t% (ead "# Wednesda# &%(ning "ef%(e

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)lass!. 8lease d% n%t a("it(a(il# )h%%se a "%%k t% (eadNin s$ite %fa$$ealing titles &an# %f the& a(e e(# e(# "adF "e su(e t%

)%nsult *ith &e a"%ut this. +ook revie"s "ill 3e due on 9onday&

9arch


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'%( M%nda# finish the te$$eC and )%ntinue (eading #%u( "%%k.ls% (ead in u(k% $$. 261-3 8lesh)he#e/(ig%(%i)h! and26;-73.

>, Mon&a 'e?ruar 10 8The Steppe:

'%( Wednesda# 1! (ead H(ea(# t%(#C in ,ard Num3er Si'.

and other Stories! and u(k% $$. 273-;3 and )%ntinue (eading#%u( "%%k. %u *ill finish #%u( "%%k "# net Wednesda# >)t. 1!

and *ill "egin *(iting #%u( "%%k (eie*.The first draft "ill 3e due

ne't 9onday $8e3ruary


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letters or a memoir& then instead of statin% the 3ooks thesis you

should descri3e the 3ooks principle of or%ani/ation $e!%! a collection

of letters taken from a specific period of their authors lives& chosen

"ith the purpose of II (selected in order to %ive the reader II)! 0n

the case of a letters collection& you "ill pro3a3ly find yourselfevaluatin% the editors purpose in selectin% these letters you may or

may not a%ree "ith ho" successfully he or she achieve their %oals! 0n

the case of a memoir& you may 3e addressin% #uestions of the

memoir authors reada3ility& relia3ility& 3ias& relationship to the

author& etc! ?our 3ook revie" is a travelo%ue throu%h the 3ook: %ive

us a sense of "hat it feels like to read the 3ook!

12, -e&nes&a 'e?ruar 1> 8The @rasshopper:, 9i"e an& Art paper.&ra"te#hange,

'%( M%nda# (ead Wa(d u&"e( iC and u(k% $$. 25-57

h)he$kina-Du$e(nik!F 2! revie" t"o papers! 8ollo" the same

procedure as 3efore!

13, Mon&a 'e?ruar 24 8-ar& +u(?er Si,:

'%( Wednesda# (ead %ths)hild?s 'iddleC and he tudentCF

e)hange $ee( (eie*s and "egin (e*(iting. 8inal 3ook revie"s

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S;R+@ RA< Mar#h 7.16

17, Mon&a Mar#h 17 Uncle Vanya. ;apers are &ue,

'%( Wednesda# (eading B. %u( &id-te(& *ill "e netM%nda#.

1, -e&nes&a Mar#h 1> Uncle Vanya and review

'%( M%nda# stud# f%( the &id-te(&. %u hae al(ead# *at)hed%ne &%ie and tu(ned in )%&&ents.

?our ne't paper draft "ill 3e due on ednesday& 9arch B! helength sh%uld "e a"%ut f%u( $ages f%( a standa(d a)ade&i)C$a$e(F if #%u a(e g%ing t% d% a )(eatie $(%e)t it sh%uld "el%nge(. %u )an )h%%se the t%$i)F "ut he(e a(e s%&e ideas: a!(e*(ite %ne %f the st%(ies *e hae (ead int% a $la#F "! ea&ine a$a(ti)ula( the&e %( &%tif in %ne %f the st%(ies *e hae (ead %( in

Jncle KanyaF )! (e*(ite Jncle Kanya int% a sh%(t st%(#F d! *(itean i&itati%n %f %ne %f the st%(ies *e hae (ead u$dating it and&aintaining at least t*% as$e)ts %f the st%(#: na((atie %i)e$l%t )ha(a)te( et). e! "egin a (esea()h $a$e( this )an "e ad%u"le-length $a$e( that )an "e tu(ned in as a )%&"inati%n %fthe thi(d and f%u(th $a$e(s %n the last da# %f )lass!.

1>, Mon&a Mar#h 24 Mi&.Ter(

'%( Wednesda# finish #%u( $a$e( d(aft. ead he =%use *iththe Mansa(dC he =%use *ith the MeanineC %( n (tist?st%(#C!

20, -e&nes&a Mar#h 26 8The $ouse )ith the Mansar&: 8An ArtistDsStor:E, #hange paper &ra"ts

'%( M%nda# 1! (ead 8easantsC in Seven Short Novels!F 2!(eie* #%u( $ee(s? $a$e(s f%ll%*ing the usual $(%)edu(e.

21, Mon&a Mar#h 31 8;easants: #hange peer #o((ents,

'%( Wednesda# 1! (ead +%u(ne# "# a(tC %( 9n the a(tC Jin

The SteppeKF it?s the sa&e st%(#! he Ha(lingC and in u(k%$$. 2


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final 4th! $a$e(. But in an# )ase a (e*(itten $a$e( is dueM%nda#.

22, -e&nes&a April 2 A #ouple o" stories a?out )o(en

'%( M%nda# (ead he Man in the ase.C %u( $a$e( is dueM%nda#.

23, Mon&a April 7 8The Man in the Case:

'%( Wednesda# (ead %%se"e((iesC and "%ut L%eC and

8lan #%u( last little $a$e( *hi)h )an "e an etended anal#sis %fa st%(# $la# %( fil& *ith )(iti)al (efe(en)es a (esea()h $a$e( %(a )(eatie $(%e)t. his $a$e( *ill "e si %( seen $ages l%ng %(l%nge( if )%&"ined *ith #%u( thi(d $a$e(. (eatie *%(k *ill "e

l%nge(.8inal papers are due on "hat "ould 3e our scheduled e'amday. +ote8or this last paper& the peer revie" process is optional if

you "ant peer revie"s or comments from the professor& turn in a

draft 3y ednesday& April ChekhovDs 89ittle Trilog:,

'%( M%nda# (ead 9n the aineC and u(k% $$. ;3-;7.

25, Mon&a April 14 n the Ravine:

'%( Wednesda# (ead Three Sisters and in u(k% $$. 1lga Dni$$e(! and $$. 30;-14. 9f #%u *ant $ee( (eie*s %($(%fess%( (eie*! $lease tu(n in a $a$e( d(aft "# Wednesda#.

26, -e&nes&a April 16 Three Sisters

'%( M%nda# (ead The Cherry Orchard and u(k% $$. 314-20.

27, Mon&a April 21 Three Sisters; The Cherry Orchard,

'%( Wednesda# (ead he Bish%$C and u(k% $$. 300-0; 151-


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'%( M%nda# (ead he B(ideC and B. hink things %e(. %&eu$ *ith s%&e $(%f%und )%&&ents t% su& u$ #%u(e$e(ien)e (eading hekh%. 'inish #%u( last $a$e(.

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