Comments on: Home of the Gentry – Book Review http://www.caribousmom.com/2008/06/20/home-of-the-gentry-book-review/ reading a good book with a furchild by my side Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:21:56 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Julie http://www.caribousmom.com/2008/06/20/home-of-the-gentry-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-1968 Julie Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:38:11 +0000 http://www.caribousmom.com/?p=696#comment-1968 Heh heh, well, I wish I actually <em>remembered</em> what I learned in that class. ;) Heh heh, well, I wish I actually remembered what I learned in that class. ;)

]]> By: Caribousmom http://www.caribousmom.com/2008/06/20/home-of-the-gentry-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-1966 Caribousmom Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:23:30 +0000 http://www.caribousmom.com/?p=696#comment-1966 Julie: I wish I had taken a Russian Lit class in college. My edition of this book didn't have a lot of explanations, so I spent a little time cruising around the Internet for information...but even still, I know I missed a lot. Julie: I wish I had taken a Russian Lit class in college. My edition of this book didn’t have a lot of explanations, so I spent a little time cruising around the Internet for information…but even still, I know I missed a lot.

]]> By: Julie http://www.caribousmom.com/2008/06/20/home-of-the-gentry-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-1957 Julie Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:51:38 +0000 http://www.caribousmom.com/?p=696#comment-1957 "Students of Russian history and literature undoubtedly will gain more from this novel than those of us with limited knowledge in those areas." I am sure you're right. "Russian Novels" was the best literature class I had in college, and the reason was because the prof cared a LOT about the books' sociocultural context. It almost seemed like he was using the novels to teach Russian history. I think if I was going to go back and reread <em>Home of the Gentry</em> now, or any other Russian novel for that matter, I would try to find an edition with lots of footnotes. :) “Students of Russian history and literature undoubtedly will gain more from this novel than those of us with limited knowledge in those areas.”

I am sure you’re right. “Russian Novels” was the best literature class I had in college, and the reason was because the prof cared a LOT about the books’ sociocultural context. It almost seemed like he was using the novels to teach Russian history. I think if I was going to go back and reread Home of the Gentry now, or any other Russian novel for that matter, I would try to find an edition with lots of footnotes. :)

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