RUSS261 - 19th-Century Russian Poetry

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Academic Year 2000/2001

19th-Century Russian Poetry
RUSS 261 FA

Crosslistings:
REES 261

This course is a survey of the Golden Age of Russian lyric poetry. It will include close reading of works by Pushkin, Lermontov, Pavlova, Baratynsky, Tiutchev, Fet, and Prutkov; metrics and versification; intertextual dialogue among Russian poets and between Russian poetry and the European tradition; imitation and parody.

MAJOR READINGS

lyric poetry by Alexander Pushkin, Mikhail Lermontov, Evgeny Baratynsky, Karolina Pavlova, Fyodor Tiutchev, Afanasy Fet, Kozma Prutkov

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Two papers (3 pp.) in Russian. Oral report (in Russian or English). Final paper (5-10 pp.) in English.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Conducted in Russian

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA RUSS Grading Mode: Student Option

Prerequisites: RUSS112

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Fusso,Susanne Grace

Times: ..T.T.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: FISK412

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: UNL)

SR. major: Jr. major:

SR. non-major: Jr. non-major: SO: FR:

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Speaking, Writing

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001