RUSSIAN LITERATURE I
LETTERATURA RUSSA I
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| 2023/2024 | 8 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
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| Giuseppe Ghini | Please contact professor by email |
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Course with optional materials in a foreign language
Russian
This course is entirely taught in Italian. Study materials can be provided in the foreign language and the final exam can be taken in the foreign language. |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
The course aims to:
make students reflect on the concept of myth
develop students' sensitivity to the mythical aspects of narrative forms
Program
Myth and Russian Literature
Introduction to Myth
Myth and Ritual
Degraded Myths
Myth and Literature
Myths of Paradise
Mythologising Imperial Russia
Romantic mythopoiesis (Rousseau, exotic myths, the Caucasus myth)
The Pan-European Myth of the Devil
Gnostic myths
Initiatic myths
The myth of the people
The Rus Myth
Kìtež
Skrjabin's Prometheus
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
Knowledge and understanding
Knowledge of the main tools of literary criticism
Knowledge of the peculiarity of Russian literature
Applying knowledge and understanding
Ability to understand and discuss several the literary criticism of each text
Ability to estimate different critical points of view
Making judgements
Ability to develop one's own literary judgement
Learning skills
Independent reading of Russian literary texts
Ability to apply what have been acquired to different texts
Communication skills
Ability to convey clearly and coherently the contents of the lessons to specialists and non-specialists interlocutors
Ability to convey with accuracy and effectiveness the contents of the lessons to specialists and non-specialists interlocutors
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Forntal lessons
- Course books
Texts by the following authors will be presented and distributed in class.
M. Eliade, Mito e realtà.
Golovkin, Tredjakovsky, Majkov, Cheraskov, Sumarokov - 18th century.
Pushkin (Prisoner of the Caucasus), Lermontov (Demon, The Fugitive), Tolstoy (The Cossacks), Gončarov (Son Oblomova), Chekhov (The Steppe) - 19th century.
Bunin (The Grammar of Love), Gor'kij (Confession), V. Ivanov (Svetomir), Skrjabin (Prometheus) - 20th cent.
- Assessment
The exam consists of 3 open-ended questions and it lasts 90 minutes.
The test will verify the knowledge fo the course texts (10/30), the ability to critically analyse them (10/30), the ability to argue one's own theses in Italian (10/30).
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Teaching
Independent study
- Course books
The texts distributed in class are to be studied:
Texts by Golovkin, Tredjakovsky, Majkov, Cheraskov, Sumarokov - 18th century.
Pushkin (The prisoner of the Caucasus), Lermontov (Demon, The Fugitive), Tolstoy (The Cossacks), Gončarov (Son Oblomova), Čechov (The Steppe) - 19th century.
Bunin (The Grammar of Love), Gor'kij (Confession), V. Ivanov (Svetomir), Skrjabin (Prometheus) - 20th cent.
In addition, one must study well: M. Eliade, Myth and Reality.
- Assessment
The exam consists of 3 open-ended questions and it lasts 90 minutes.
The test will verify the knowledge fo the course texts (10/30), the ability to critically analyse them (10/30), the ability to argue one's own theses in Italian (10/30).
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Notes
The course program lasts 1 academic year.
It is not true, as it is written above, that this is a 'Course with optional materials in a foreign language': the materials in foreign language will be compulsory for both attending and non-attending students. Unfortunately, the system does not allow for any other choice of materials (sic!).
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