Gary Saul Morson’s Introduction to Russian Literature class on Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky at Northwestern University
His annual class attracts 500-600 undergrads, and is famous throughout the country. Professor Morson is not only a distinguished scholar; he is a performer and one-man theater, who manages to talk about “War and Peace” in a way that thoroughly captivates the minds of the American youth. The students’ general attitude toward Morson could be described in brief by a quotation from Ratemyprofessors.com: “Morson is a God.”
Northwestern University, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures , 633 Clark, Evanston, (312)503-8649, northwestern.edu
Best of Chicago 2012
