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 126-254 The Russian Novel in the 20th Century

Note

Available as 126-354 at 3rd-year level.

Credit Points

16.7 2nd year, 16.7 3rd year

Coordinator

Dr R. Lagerberg

Semester

2

Contact

Two lectures and one tutorial

Subject Description

A close study of post-1917 Russian novels with particular attention to the relationship between the society and its literature. No knowledge of Russian is necessary. 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.

Assessment

A 2-hour exam and a 4000-word essay.

Prescribed Texts
  • E. I. Zamyatin, We. Any edition.
  • M. A. Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita. Any edition.
  • B. L. Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago. Any edition.
  • A. I. Solzhenitsyn, Cancer Ward. Any edition.
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