RUSS 203
Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature in Translation
Fall 2015
Division I
Cross-listed
COMP 203
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Class Details
This course introduces students to landmark texts of 19th century Russian literature, exploring their aesthetic, social and philosophical implications and significance. We will begin by reading Pushkin, Lermontov and Gogol’s innovative realist variations on pre-existing Romantic literary tropes. We will then trace how these initial themes and ideas are expanded upon and given new dimensions by subsequent “giants” of Russian realism: Dostoevsky and Tolstoy. Additional literary and ideological issues of the century will be addressed in the works of Turgenev and Goncharov, two other representative authors of the “Golden Age”. Finally, we will turn to the works of Chekhov, which accentuate ambiguity and uncertainty within the realist method of portrayal, thus anticipating modernist sensibilities of the 20th century. Knowledge of Russian is not required; all course readings will be in English.
The Class:
Format: lecture
Limit: none
Expected: 15
Class#: 1789
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Limit: none
Expected: 15
Class#: 1789
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
participation, short written responses, an oral presentation, research paper
Prerequisites:
none
Enrollment Preferences:
students majoring or considering a major in Russian or Comparative literature
Distributions:
Division I
Notes:
This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
COMP 203 Division I RUSS 203 Division I
COMP 203 Division I RUSS 203 Division I
Attributes:
GBST Russian + Eurasian Studies
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RUSS 203 - 01 (F) LEC 19th-Century Russian Lit
RUSS 203 - 01 (F) LEC 19th-Century Russian LitDivision IBaktygul AlievMR 2:35 pm - 3:50 pm
Schapiro Hall 1371789
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