RUSS 432 - Fate & Chance in Literature and Film

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University of Pennsylvania

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Distribution Course in Arts & Letters. Class of 2009 & prior only. Zubarev. All readings and lectures in English. Forms a part of the CGS Masters in Liberal Arts Program. Be a winner manage all your situations and dont let a pure chance to govern your life! With a chain of literary characters as a vivid illustration, you will explore a mysterious world of fate and chance and learn about various interpretations of the forces ruling human life. Slavic and Greek mythology, as well as folklore and modern literary works of Russian and Western writers and cinematographers will assist you in your journey to the world of supernatural. Screenings will include Zeffirellis and Luhrmans Romeo and Juliet. In Fate and Chance in Literature and Film, we will explore these two interrelated concepts in comparative perspective over a broad historical range. Analysis will be informed by classical and contemporary theoretical tools (from Aristotle to Upenns own Prof. Aron Kastenelinboigen). Our investigations will lead ultimately to analytical insight into major works of the Western literary, dramatic and filmic canon.

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3.00

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www.upenn.edu

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(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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