Undergraduate Course: The Golden and Silver Ages of Russian Literature (1820-1920s) (ELCR08006)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 08 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
European Languages and Cultures - Russian Studies |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.selc.ed.ac.uk/russian/undergd.html |
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| Course description |
The Russian literature course introduces students to a range of literary texts by the recognised literary "greats" from the nineteenth and twentieth century, such as Pushkin, Gogol, Chekhov, Bunin and others. One aim of the course is to give students an opportunity to appreciate the aesthetic and humanist qualities that have traditionally been valued in Russian literature. The social and historical context of these works will also be considered. Lectures will aim to give overviews of literary movements such as Romanticism, Realism, Modernism and provide close readings of texts on the syllabus.
Course aims:
To provide an introduction to the advanced study of Russian literature of the nineteenth century and beginning of the twentieth century;
To develop understanding of the key historical events and developments of the period, of the various literary genres studied;
To enable students to develop certain transferable skills:
in study and research;
in analysis, in criticism and evaluation;
in oral and written communication;
in presentation. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
Students MUST also take:
Russian Language 2 (ELCR08003)
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
texts |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | Lecture | 1-11 | | | | 13:10 - 13:50 | | | Central | Lecture | Lecture | 12-22 | | 13:10 - 13:50 | | | | | Central | Tutorial | Tutorial | 12-22 | | | | 13:10 - 13:50 | | | Central | Tutorial | Tutorial | 12-22 | | | | 16:10 - 17:00 | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Thursday, 13:10 - 13:50, Zone: Central. DHT Faculty Room North |
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 13:10 - 13:50 | | | Central | Lecture | Lecture | 12-22 | | 13:10 - 13:50 | | | | | Central | Tutorial | Tutorial | 12-22 | | | | 13:10 - 13:50 | | | Central | Tutorial | Tutorial | 12-22 | | | | 16:10 - 17:00 | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able:
to demonstrate a good knowledge and understanding of the literary, historical and cultural developments in Russian literature of the nineteenth - beginning of the twentieth century and of the formal and thematic issues raised by the set texts
to demonstrate familiarity with the recommended secondary material relevant to the periods and to the authors studied
to identify the literary and rhetorical techniques used in the texts studied in lectures and tutorials
to demonstrate understanding of the relationship between the texts and their socio-political context
to gather, select and apply information and concepts from a variety of primary and secondary sources
to demonstrate the acquisition of certain transferable skills, including ability to criticise, evaluate and interpret evidence, ability to consider a problem from a number of different perspectives, ability to accommodate ambiguity and advance reasonable conjectures, ability to argue cogently and persuade effectively - in oral and written form.
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Assessment Information
coursework - 50%
degree examination - 50%
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
coursework 50%
examination 50% |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Alexandra Smith
Tel: (0131 6)51 1381
Email: Alexandra.Smith@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Jacqueline Barnhart
Tel: (0131 6)51 3757
Email: Jackie.Barnhart@ed.ac.uk |
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