Russian 19th century literature and society
S M Vladiv-Glover
8 points * 3 hours per week * First semester * Clayton
An introduction to Russian culture and society in the 19th century through the study of literary texts against a background of Russian artistic and intellectual movements (realism, positivism and the `new' art at the end of the century). Slides, musical tapes and films make up an integral part of the subject. Texts are studied in English.
Assessment
Written (4500 words): 70% * Examination (1.5 hours): 30%
Prescribed texts
Chekhov A `Three Sisters' in Plays Penguin
Chernyshevsky N What is to be done? Vintage
Dostoevsky F M Notes from the underground Penguin
Goncharov I Oblomov Penguin
Pushkin A S Tales of Belkin
Turgenev I Fathers and sons Penguin
Tolstoy `The Power of Darkness' in Plays by Leo Tolstoy tr. L A Maude, OUP