ENGL 550 B: Studies In Narrative

VLADIMIR NABOKOV AND JAMES JOYCE

REQUIRED BOOKS (ALL AT UBOOKSTORE):
NABOKOV:

THE GIFT (VINTAGE)
LOLITA (VINTAGE)
THE STORIES OF VLADIMIR NABOKOV (VINTAGE)

VN CRITICISM:

APPROACHES TO READING LOLITA (KUZMANOVICH AND
DIMENT)

JOYCE:

DUBLINERS (VIKINGS)
A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN (VIKINGS)
ULYSSES (VINTAGE)

JJ CRITICISM:

THE NEW BLOOMSDAY BOOK: A GUIDE THROUGH ULYSSES (HARRY BLAMIRES)

SCHEDULE:
Week 1-2:
Nabokov and Joyce as Short Story Writers and Poets
Nabokov’s Russian Stories
Joyce’s Dubliners
Nabokov’s and Joyce’s Poetry
Week 3-4-5:
Nabokov’s and Joyce’s Portraits of Artists
Nabokov, The Gift
Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Week 6-7-8-9-10:
Nabokov’s and Joyce’s Banned Masterpieces:
Nabokov’s Lolita
Joyce’s Ulysses