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RUSS209

Short Stories of the 1960s to the 1990s
RUSS209 SP

Next Offered in 9899 SP

We will examine the transition in short fiction from the period following Khrushchev's Thaw to the post-Soviet era for opposing treatments of common themes in literature published within Russia. Can we find a relationship between artistic freedom and literary aesthetics by analyzing these two groups of stories?

MAJOR READINGS

All readings will be in Russian.
V. Aksenov, A. Bitov, E. Popov, L. Petrushevskaya, A.
Makanin, V. Pelevin, N. Sadur, M. Popov and others.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Two short papers, one term paper; short class presentations.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA RUSS

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-03-1998


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