 | The Cavalier daily Wednesday, October 27, 1971 |  |
Symposium Honors Dostoevsky
By HOLLY SMITH
In commemoration of the 150th
anniversary of the birth of Fyodor
Dostoevsky, the Department of
Slavic Languages and Literature is
presenting a week-long symposium
on the subject of Dostoevsky, a
man who ranks among the most
famous of Russian authors.
On Monday, November 1,
members from various departments
within the University will
participate in a panel discussion
titled "Dostoevsky Today." Robert
Langbaum and Anthony Winner of
the Department of English,
Woodford D. McClellan and
Alexander Sedgwick of the
Department of History, and S.
Rabinowitz of the Department of
Psychiatry are among the panel
members.
Other participants include
Andrew MacAndrew and John G.
Garrard of the Department of
Slavic Languages and Literatures,
with Mr. Garrard serving as
moderator. The discussion is set for
4:00 p.m. in room 301 of Wilson
Hall.
Robert Louis Jackson, Professor
of Russian Literature at Yale
University, will deliver a lecture
titled "The Testament of F.M.
Dostoevsky" on Wednesday, Nov.
3, at 8:00 in room 216 of Wilson
Hall. Mr. Jackson is perhaps best
known for his book titled
Dostoevsky's Underground Man in
Russian Literature. He has also
published a book on Dostoevsky's
aesthetics, titled Dostoevsky's Quest
for Form; a Study of his
Philosophy of Art.
The Chairman of the
Department of Slavic Languages
and Literatures at Columbia
University, Robert L. Belknap, will
speak on "Reflections on Crime
and Punishment" in his lecture of
Thursday, Nov. 4, also in room 216
of Wilson Hall at 8:00 p.m. Mr.
Belknap is the author of The
Structure of the Brothers
Karamazov.
Friday morning at 10:00 there
will be an informal discussion on
Dostoevsky, to be led by Mr.
Belknap.
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