28688 - Russian literature I (second language) L

Learning outcomes

The student knows the basic elements of Russian Culture and Civilization, he/she is able to identify them in specific literary texts and is able to work out autonomously further cultural and literary knowledge and competences of a higher level applying them to other, specific literary texts.

Course contents

The course aims at offering the students the methodological instruments they need to analyse literary and historical texts or essays. A critical methodology aimed at developing individual attitudes and offering a polyvalent education will be used.

Readings/Bibliography

Lotman Ju., On the semiosphere, “Sign System Studies”, 2005, 33, No. 1, pp. 205-229.

Puškin A., Evgenij Onegin.

Ju. LOTMAN, Il testo e la storia. L'"Evgenij Onegin" di Puškin, Il Mulino, Bologna 1985 (cap. I-V).

N. GOGOL', Il cappotto.

A.EJCHENBAUM,Come è fatto il cappotto di Gogol'.

A. WALICKI, Belinskij e l'occidentalismo degli anni Quaranta, in Storia della civiltà letteraria russa, UTET, vol. I, pp. 540-542.

F. DOSTOEVSKIJ, Povera genta.

F. DOSTOEVSKIJ, La mite.

M. BACHTIN, Dostoevskij, Einaudi, Torino.

Ju. TYNJANOV, Gogol'e Dostoevskij, Per una teoria della parodia.

L. TOLSTOJ, Felicità familiare.

L. TOLSTOJ, Anna Karenina.

L. TOLSTOJ, La sonata a Kreutzer.

 

Teaching methods

During the course we will start from reading and analysing the works of the cited authors and then we will pass to the examination of some critical essays with the aim of laying stress on the multiplicity of possible interpretations of a literary text.

The frequency is compulsory at 70% and the lessons are frontal.

Assessment methods

The oral test will be aimed at evaluating the student's theoretical knowledge concerning the treated authors and critics, as well as his/her critic ability in reading a literay text.

The evaluation will be based on the ECTS grading scale:

A [≈ 30/30 – 30/30 e lode]: outstanding performance with only minor errors;

B [≈ 27/30 – 29/30]: above the average standard but with some errors;

C [≈ 24/30 – 26/30]: generally sound work with a number of notable errors;

D [≈ 21/30 – 23/30]: fair but with significant shortcomings;

E [≈ 18/30 – 20/30]: performance meets the minimum criteria;

F [≈ 15/30 – 17/30]: Fail – some more work required before the credit can be awarded;

FX [≈ 0/30 – 14/30]: Fail – considerable further work is required.

Teaching tools

Material available on the e-learning site