MIT OpenCourseWare: Major European Novels

[Dave Monroe]

MIT OpenCourseWare: Major European Novels [pdf]

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Literature/21L-472Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htm

MIT's OpenCourseWare initiative has brought education from the banks
of the Charles River to all corners of the globe. One of the latest
additions to the MIT OpenCourseWare site deals with the importance and
nuances of major European novels, which in this case include Don
Quixote, Père Goriot, Madame Bovary, and Anna Karenina. Taught by
Professor Alvin Kibel, one of the motivating premises behind the
course is that "it will not deal with the actions of persons of
immense consequences-kings, princes, high elected officials and the
like-but rather with the lives of apparently ordinary people and the
everyday details of their social ambitions and desires." It's a
glorious idea, and one that is reflected throughout the materials
here. On this site, visitors can read the course overview, check out
the syllabus, look over the readings (links to online versions are
made available here), and take a look at the paper assignments and the
discussion questions for each novel.

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