"Dama s sobachkoi"

[Michael Denner]

Yes, but you simply MUST have Gurov eat a watermelon while sitting
silently for half an hour right after the, ahem, culmination.... 

That should clear any Hollywood-inspired interpretations of Anton
Pavlovich. 

mad
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Dr. Michael A. Denner
Russian Studies Program
Director, Honors Program
Stetson University
Campus Box 8361
DeLand, FL 32724
386.822.7381 (department)
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-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Naiman [mailto:naiman at SOCRATES.BERKELEY.EDU] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 2:31 PM
To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] "Dama s sobachkoi"

Hi, Peter:

  When I last taught this story, I was surprised by how many students in
the class read the story as a tale of true love -- Chekhov's prose has
the
effect of the music that accompanies dialogue-less courtship in
Hollywood
movies.  So I suggested that two of the students read just the quoted
dialogue.  Definitely worth trying...
                Eric

>I am reading "Dama s sobachkoi" with my third-year Russian class.
>
>Can anyone recommend one, essential, critical article (in English) to
>assign? You know, something sensitive, well-written and insightful. The
>kind of thing that makes you proud to be a Slavist/ professor of
>literature.
>
>Peter Scotto
>Mount Holyoke College
>
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