Russ,East European,Eurasian St 126 - 19C RUSSIAN LIT

Fall
2017
01
4.00
Thomas Roberts
MW 09:00-10:20
Smith College
10496-F17
HATFLD 107
troberts@smith.edu
Populated with many unique and eccentric characters — from revolutionary socialists to runaway human noses — nineteenth-century Russian literature displays a startling experimentation and innovation that advanced Russia to the vanguard of Western literature. Encompassing poetry, fiction, and journalism, this survey explores how authors such as Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenev, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and Chekhov positioned literature at the center of public discourse, as a venue for addressing important philosophical, political, religious, and social issues, including gender and class relations; personal and national identity; and the role of the writer in public life. Conducted in English. No previous knowledge of Russian is required.
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