Department of European Studies & Modern Languages, Unit Catalogue 2008/09 |
EU30099 Russian national option R2: Literature & society in modern Russia |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Honours |
| Semester: 1 |
| Assessment: CW 33%, ES 67% |
| Requisites: |
| Before taking this unit you must take EU20093 |
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Aims: To introduce students to some major authors and texts of Russian literature of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries set in their historical and socio-political context.
Learning Outcomes: Students who complete the unit successfully will: * have read and understood some of the major works of modern Russian literature; * have a clear grasp of Russian literary politics from 1917 to the beginning of the new millenium; * have improved their ability to produce oral and written presentations on Russian literature and society. Skills: Skills in critical analysis, conceptual thinking, precision in the use of written and spoken language, exercise of independent judgement, reasoned argument and the planning/conduct/reporting of non-quantitative research are developed and assessed in this unit. Language skills are developed in this unit. Content: Among the works to be studied are the following (subject to availability in print): M Bulgakov, Master i Margarita#; E Zamiatin, My; A Solzhenitsyn, Odin den' Ivana Denisovicha; B Pasternak, Doktor Zhivago#; Iu. Olesha, Zavist'; N Ostrovskii, Kak zakalialas' stal'. #As these novels are fairly long, you are advised to read them before the start of the academic year. |