Russian 212 - Survey Russian Lit II

Spring
2015
01
4.00
Stanley Rabinowitz
MWF 12:00PM-12:50PM
Amherst College
RUSS-212-01-1415S
CONV 108
sjrabinowitz@amherst.edu

An examination of major Russian writers and literary trends from about 1860 to the Bolshevik Revolution as well as a sampling of Russian émigré literature through a reading of representative novels, stories, and plays in translation. Readings include important works by Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Gorky, Sologub, Bely, and Nabokov. The evaluation of recurring themes such as the breakdown of the family, the “woman question,” madness, attitudes toward the city, childhood and perception of youth. Conducted in English.


Spring semester. Professor Rabinowitz.

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.