RSNST-157 Anna Karenina on Page and Screen

Does reading for pleasure differ from reading for a class? How does one interpret texts? What does it mean to read between the lines? Focusing on Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina we will learn to identify literary devices, themes, and symbols. Comparing different English versions we'll explore how word choices shape our interpretation. In addition to articulating our views during in-class discussions, we will write compelling interpretive and argumentative essays. Beyond the novel itself, we will consider secondary literature to discuss Anna Karenina’s reception history, and consult film adaptations to analyze how text is transformed through cinematic techniques.

Maximum Enrollment

First Year Course (18)

(First Year Course, Writing Intensive, Social Structural and Institutional Hierarchies.)

Credits

1

Cross Listed Courses

LIT-157

Notes

Knowledge of Russian not required.