Cost and Registration Information

Early Registration Price (August 7 at 10 am – August 31 at 4 pm): $285
Regular Registration Price (August 31 at 4 pm – first day of class): $313.5

Members, seniors, and students get a 10% discount.

This seminar is full. Please call (312) 255-3700 to be added to the wait list.

Mark your Calendar!

The Newberry Bookstore will re-open on August 14, and you will once again be able to find most of your assigned books for sale there.

Seminar Description

Nikolai Gogol is one of the most enigmatic and original Russian writers. In this course, we will focus on his Ukrainian and St. Petersburg tales, where witches fly to the moon, noses stroll the streets, overcoats turn into wives, and the devil lurks behind any corner. Readings will be supplemented by historical and critical information, as well as episodes from films to be shown in class.

Nine sessions. E - $285, L - $313.50

Julia Kriventsova Denne studied literature at St. Petersburg University and currently leads several groups on Russian literature in the Chicago area.

Materials List

Required:

• The Complete Tales of Nikolai Gogol, volume 1, edited by Leonard J. Kent, The University of Chicago Press, 1985. ISBN: 978-0226300689
• The Complete Tales of Nikolai Gogol, volume 2, edited by Leonard J. Kent, The University of Chicago Press, 1985. ISBN: 978-0226300696

First Reading:

• For the first class, please read "Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka" in The Complete Tales of Nikolai Gogol, volume 1, pp. 3-88

This class is part of the Newberry’s Adult Education Seminars Program. Learn more about our registration procedures.