Explore the World of Modern Russian Literature

In this 8 week semester course, we will explore the history and evolution of Russian literature

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Completed by 14 learners

45 minutes

per class

Once per week

over 8 weeks

13-18

year olds

3-6

learners per class

per learner - per class

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Meets multiple times at scheduled times

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Discussions via classroom forum and private messages with the teacher

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Sep 6 - Oct 25 (8 weeks)

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Description

Class Experience

This 8 week, semester course will explore the interesting world of  modern Russian Literature.  We will begin with early, classical pieces, and trace the development on this literature through the collapse of the Soviet Union.  This course will explore the historical context for each piece within the Russia, as well as the literary features of the writings.  We will read a variety of genres of writing from the most significant Russian writers of the 19th and 20th centuries.  Students will be...

Students will explore the chronological development of Russian literature within the context of Russian history.  Students will learn and use key literary terms needed for the analysis of each of these pieces.

Writing assignments will be offered each class for students to submit independently for feedback and assessment.

Students will need access to the following texts:
Week 2- Eugene Onegin (poem) by Pushkin  http://www.gutenberg.org/files/23997/23997-h/23997-h.htm
Week 3- White Nights by Dosteovsky  http://www.gutenberg.org/files/36034/36034-h/36034-h.htm
Week 4- Fathers and Sons by Turgenev   http://www.gutenberg.org/files/47935/47935-h/47935-h.htm
Week 5- The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Tolstoy  https://web.stanford.edu/~jsabol/existentialism/materials/tolstoy_death_ilyich.pdf
Week 6- The Cherry Orchard (play) by Chekhov  https://www.ibiblio.org/eldritch/ac/chorch.htm
Week 7-  One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Solzhenitsyn  http://www.kkoworld.com/kitablar/aleksandr_soljenitsin_ivan_denisovichin_bir_gunu-eng.pdf
Week 8-  Oman Ra by Pelevin  (purchase or find at the library)

45 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.

Teacher

Brandy Dahlen

Univ. of Cambridge, M.A., History, Literature, and Writing Teacher

254 total reviews

456 completed classes

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