Russian & Eurasian Studies 210 - Great Books: Lit of 19C Russ.

Fall
2018
01
4.00
Peter Scotto
MW 01:30PM-02:45PM
Mount Holyoke College
104119
Clapp Laboratory 203
pscotto@mtholyoke.edu
In no other culture has literature occupied the central role it enjoyed in nineteenth-century Russia. Political, social, and historical constraints propelled Russian writers into the roles of witness, prophet, and sage. Yet, far from being limited to the vast, dark 'Big Question' novels of legend, Russian literature offers much humor, lyricism, and fantasy. We will focus on the Russian novel as a reaction to western European forms of narrative and consider the recurring pattern of the strong heroine and the weak hero. Authors will include: Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Turgenev, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Chekhov.
Taught in English
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