Course Syllabus

347-F15-Syll.docxRussian 347/RC HUMS 347
Survey of Russian Literature
1784-1870
Fall Term, 2015 M W 10-11.30
2407 Mason Hall

Sections: F 10-11 (1185 NQ), 12-1 (2114 MLB)

This course surveys Russian literature from the Romantic period to the age of High Realism, examining the careers of some of Russia’s greatest authors and looking in detail at some of the world’s most famous works of literature, from Pushkin’s Eugene Onegin to Dostoevskii’s Crime and Punishment. Individual works of literature will be studied in detail, with various possible interpretations proposed and interrogated, but they will also be placed in the context of the political, intellectual, and social history of the period, and  of their authors’ lives and literary careers.  This is a lecture course, but lectures will be informal and student participation in class discussions is encouraged.

Syllabus: 347-F15-Syll.docx