RUSS 0325 - THE RUSSIAN SHORT STORY

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Long Description This course provides a dynamic introduction to the Russian short story tradition. We will read several nineteenth-, twentieth- and twenty-first-century masterpieces of Russian short prose by such authors as Pushkin, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Babel, Teffi, Platonov, Shalamov, Pelevin, and Petrushevskaya, among others, with attention to their thematic and formal preoccupations, their historical contexts, and often fascinating histories of reception. All readings, discussions, and written work in English. No prior knowledge of Russian literature, history, or culture required or expected.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENG 0102 or ENGCMP (0002 or 0006 or 0020 or 0200 or 0203 or 0205 or 0207 or 0208 or 0210 or 0212 or 0213 or 0214) or FP (0003 or 0006) *Applies to all WRIT Courses*
Course Attributes: DSAS Literature General Ed. Requirement, Russian & East European Studies, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Global&Cross Cul GE. Req., SCI Polymathic Contexts: Humanistic GE. Req., Writing Intensive Course (WRIT)

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