Program in Slavic Languages and Literatures
Russian 3421/5421 Literature: Middle Ages to Dostoevsky in Translation
Professor Jahn's office is in 210 Nolte
Center. His phone number is 612-625-6557. His office hours are 11:30-12:30 Tuesdays and Thursdays
and Mondays from 5:00 to 6:00 (or by appointment).
Class meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:45-2:00, in 303 Appleby Hall.
Note: The "Supp. Matls." (Supplementary Materials) referred to below are to be
found on-line at
http://www1.umn.edu/lol-russ/hpgary/Russ3421/Russ3421.htm
These materials also contain the specific reading assignments, as well as study
questions, for each of the topics covered this semester.
Class Schedule for Fall Semester, 2009
|
Week # |
Tuesday |
Thursday |
|
1 |
9/8 Introduction, Overview, and
Background |
9/10 Translated Literature: The
Beginnings of Old Russian Literature |
|
2 |
9/15 Kievan Period: Patristic and
Hagiographic Literature (selections from Hilarion, Cyril of Turov,
and The Life of Theodosius) |
9/17 Kievan Period: Chronicles and
the Igor Tale (selections from The Primary Chronicle and
The Lay of Igor’s Campaign) |
|
3 |
9/22 Tatar Yoke and the Second South
Slavic Influence |
9/24 Muscovite Period |
|
4 |
9/29 The Time of Troubles |
10/1 Later 17th Century (selections
from The Life of Archpriest Avvakum) |
|
5 |
10/6 18th Century: The Modernization
of the Literary Language and the Invention of Poetry |
10/8 18th Century: Pioneers of
Modern Russian Literature |
|
6 |
10/13 Later 18th Century: Sentimentalism and Karamzin (Poor
Liza; The Island of Bornholm) |
10/15 Review |
|
7 |
10/20 Mid-term Examination |
10/22
A. S. Pushkin and The First
Quarter of the 19th Century: Russian Romanticism |
|
8 |
10/27 "The Queen of Spades" |
10/29 "The Queen of Spades" |
|
9 |
11/3 N. V. Gogol and The Second
Quarter of the 19th Century: The Rise of Realism |
11/5 "The Overcoat" |
|
10 |
11/10 "The Overcoat" |
11/12 F. M. Dostoevsky |
|
11 |
11/17 Notes from Underground |
11/19 Notes from Underground |
|
12 |
11/24 Notes from Underground |
11/26 Thanksgiving Holiday |
|
13 |
12/1
I. S. Turgenev and Russian
Realism |
12/3 Fathers and Sons |
|
14 |
12/8 Fathers and Sons |
12/10 Fathers and Sons |
|
15 |
12/15 Review; 5421 papers due |
12/17 No Class |