The Great Russian Novel
REVISED
Winter 2016 quarter
Taught by
Professor Jane Taubman, an internationlly renowned authority on Russian Literature, notes: "Art for art's sake has always been suspect in Russia. Russian writers accept a burden of responsibility for their society and its moral health quite different from that customary in the West. Russian literature has always served the nation as a kind of public forum that the political culture and government censorship have otherwise made impossible." This program will explore the rich history, literature, and culture of 19th and 20th Century Russia primarily through the medium of Russian novels. We will read representative novels of Nikolai Gogol, Ivan Turgenev, Lev Tolstoy, Fedor Dostoyevski, Mikhail Bulgakov, and Boris Pasternak. The novels of these great Russian writers will be analyzed as works of art, social documents and moral statements. Special emphasis will be given to the role that Russian writers have played as social critics and as makers of Russia's social and cultural consciousness.
Program Details
Fields of Study
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Campus location
Olympia
Schedule
Offered during: Evening
Advertised schedule: Mon/Wed 6-10p. First meeting January 4, 6:00p, Seminar 2 A1105.
Books
Online Learning
Revisions
Date | Revision |
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November 20th, 2015 | Class Schedule Changed- Now Mon/Wed (was Tue/Thu) |