3 to 6 credits
Spring 2025 Lecture Variable TitleUpper DivisionJEDI
This course provides in-depth study of a particular author or facet of the Russian literary tradition. Possible topics include Dostoevsky and His Age; The Art and Thought of Leo Tolstoy; Russian Romanticism: Pushki, Gogol, Lermontov; The Russian Stage: Theater in Russia and the Soviet Union.
Learning Outcomes1Increase familiarity with various writers, movements, and other aspects of the Russian literary tradition.
2Improve understanding of the ways in which Russian writers confronted moral and artistic problems in their works.
3Able to contextualize Russian literary works in the historical and cultural context in which they appeared.
4Increase ability to read critically and write persuasively.
5Become acquainted with the resources available for further pursuit of topics in Russian cultural history.
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