Universität Wien

135054 PS Soz.gesch.d.Lit.(PS): Russian Writers in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century (Group B) (2021W)

Continuous assessment of course work
MIXED

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 30 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 13.10. 18:00 - 19:30 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 20.10. 18:00 - 19:30 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 27.10. 18:00 - 19:30 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 03.11. 18:00 - 19:30 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 10.11. 18:00 - 19:30 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 17.11. 18:00 - 19:30 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 24.11. 18:00 - 19:30 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 01.12. 18:00 - 19:30 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 15.12. 18:00 - 19:30 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 12.01. 18:00 - 19:30 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 19.01. 18:00 - 19:30 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
  • Wednesday 26.01. 18:00 - 19:30 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Do you want to eavesdrop on the conversation of Maupassant and Turgenev and witness the amity between the latter and Flaubert? What do Tolstoy, Hemingway and Galsworthy have in common? What did Hermann Hesse inherit from Tolstoy? How does love for red and black colours result in a crime and punishment? How does the issue of 'folly', 'madness' and 'insanity' unite Russian and world literature? These and many further questions will find their answers in the discussions during the course, which will continue to introduce you to the riches of Russian literature (no previous course attendance is required). We shall discuss historical and cultural contexts, literary traditions and influences alongside the authors' individual and often unique styles.

Assessment and permitted materials

The final grade for this course consists of the following parts:
20% Participation in discussions
•40% Class Presentation
•40% Final essay (5,000 words)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

1. Active participation in class discussions
2. Oral presentation
3. Critical reading
4. Submission of an essay

Examination topics

Submission of a presentation in class
Submission of an essay after the end of the semester

Reading list

1.Ivan Turgenev:*Fathers and Sons OR *SmokeDream Tales and Prose Poems2.Fyodor Dostoyevsky:*The Double OR * The Gambler* Netochka Nezvanova OR *White Nights3.Vsevolod Garshin:*The Signal OR * The Red Flower4. Lev Tolstoy:Anna Karenina5. Anton Chekhov:The Wife And Other Short Storiesany play of your choiceNB: the language and publication of the works are not specified, because you can read them in any language. You can also find English and German editions of these works on a separate shelf in the shop "Facultas Universitätsbuchhandlung am Campus (facultas ubc)": Altes AKH, Hof 1, Alser Straße 4/1/2/1

Association in the course directory

BA M5

Last modified: Th 04.07.2024 00:13