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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : Russian

126-250/350 20th Century Russian Literature A

Credit Points:

16.7 2nd year, 16.7 3rd year

Prerequisite/s:

Intermediate Russian; preferably Russian Literature & Society A or B.

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

A 2-hour seminar and a tutorial

Objectives:

By the end of the subject, students should be able to demonstrate:

  • a thorough understanding of the cultural development of Russia and the Soviet Union to the period of glasnost;

  • the ability to form critical opinions regarding the significance and value of Russian texts in a national and global context, to discuss these in a scholarly way and to communicate their knowledge to the surrounding community.

Content:

A study of Russian writing from the Revolution to 1985, centred on a core of novels, with background reading in literary theory, Soviet realism and the relationship between the society and its literature. At least parts of all texts will be studied in Russian.

Assessment:

A 3000-word essay and a 2-hour textual paper.

Prescribed Texts:

Departmental Collated Handout.

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