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He's a nice enough guy, but the lectures were honestly dreadful. Didn't ever make any slides or anything, so every lecture was him highlighting some passages from whatever book we were readings and just rambling through those. Pretty boring class overall, but simple enough.Rate My Professors ↗
Professor Reynolds is great! He is very kind, understanding, openminded, and always willing to help out. He is very knowledgable and passionate about the material as well, and I really enjoyed the class!Rate My Professors ↗
super nice and cooperative. Meaningful class if interested in the literatureRate My Professors ↗
LIT 220: Very knowledgeable about Chekov and is clearly really interested in his works so if you are too you will love this class. Not the best easy lit class. Takes attendance every day, papers are graded kinda hard for a 200 lvl class, have to read a lot.Rate My Professors ↗
Dr. Reynolds was a great professor. The content on Dostoyevsky is interesting and he presents a lot of good information in the lectures as well as providing chapter summaries for a lot of the works. Between going to lectures, reading the books, and reviewing some of the content he provides, the papers should be relatively straightforward.Rate My Professors ↗
Dr. Reynolds provided ample background knowledge allowing a comprehensive understanding of Dostoevsky's masterpieces. He is very passionate and excited to share his wealth of knowledge. If you enjoy literature, philosophy (existentialism especially), psychology, history, and an artistic representation of human nature, Dr. Reynolds is phenomenal.Rate My Professors ↗
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Survey of 19th and 20th century Russian literature in translation II examines Russian prose fiction from Anton Chekhov to the end of the 20th century.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Andrew Reynolds
Andrew Reynolds often led lectures by highlighting passages and rambling without slides, which some students found boring. However, others appreciated his insight into the interesting readings and noted his lenient grading for papers and discussion posts.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026Examines Russian prose fiction, Anton Chekhov to the end of the 20th century. More writing intensive thanLITTRANS 202.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Andrew Reynolds
Students found Andrew Reynolds insightful and generous in grading, though some found his lectures boring or prone to tangents. The course required attendance, lots of reading, and many quizzes or essays, with long novels that Reynolds helped break down.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026Foundation in Russian Modernism introduces various trends in Russian Modernist literature from the 1890s through the 1930s.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2015: 3.50 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).
No recorded grade history
Individual research in Slavic Literature involving independent research and writing under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Distinct courses recorded per term
Explore courses taught by this instructor →| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | LITTRANS 202 | Survey of 19th and 20th Century Russian Literature in Translation II |
| Spring 2027 | LITTRANS 204 | Survey of 19th and 20th Century Russian Literature in Translation II |
| Spring 2027 | SLAVIC 708 | Foundation in Russian Modernism (~1890s-1930s) |
| Spring 2027 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
| Fall 2026 | LITTRANS 220 | Chekhov: the Drama of Modern Life |
| Fall 2026 | LITTRANS 222 | Dostoevsky in Translation |
| Fall 2026 | SLAVIC 420 | Chekhov |
| Fall 2026 | SLAVIC 422 | Dostoevsky |
| Fall 2026 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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