Russian Literature 3
A.Y. 2024/2025
Learning objectives
The course is reserved for third year students and aims to complete the presentation of the literary and cultural history of Russia carried out in the two previous courses. An introduction to Russian history between the late nineteenth and early twentieth century is proposed, with particular attention, on the one hand, to the political context, and on the other to the different artistic currents that animated the Russian cultural scene of the early twentieth century; in a second stage the course offers an in-depth study of single authors and literary works or thematic paths of particular importance.
Expected learning outcomes
Knowledge: The student demonstrates full knowledge of the main facts of Russian social history and Russian literature of the studied period. Skills: The student achieves good proficiency in the analysis of the thematic and formal elements of the literary text and is able to re-elaborate the problems faced during the course and of the critical essays examined.
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
COURSE TITLE The two faces of the Russian avant-garde
PROF. Damiano Rebecchini
UNIT A: The Russian avant-garde in the European context.
UNIT B: Two poets, Chlebnikov and Majakovsky.
UNIT C: The Russian Avant-Garde in theatre, painting and cinema.
PROGRAMME:
The course is intended for third-year students of the degree course in foreign languages and literature and entitles 9 credits.
PRESENTATION OF THE COURSE: In this course the aim is to reconstruct the multiform physiognomy of the Russian avant-garde, attempting to focus in particular on two fundamental matrices, the Russian and the European.
In unit A the fundamental features of the Russian avant-garde will be observed in the context of the European avant-garde, with particular attention to its relations with the Italian avant-garde.
Unit B will compare the work of two great protagonists of the Russian literary avant-garde, the poets Velimir Chlebnikov and Vladimir Majakovsky.
Finally, Unit C will analyse the contribution of the Russian avant-garde in the broader context of the most diverse artistic disciplines, from theatre, to the painting of Kandinsky and Malevič, to the new cinema of Ejzenštejn and Vertov, always trying to focus on the double face, Russian and European, of their discoveries.
PROF. Damiano Rebecchini
UNIT A: The Russian avant-garde in the European context.
UNIT B: Two poets, Chlebnikov and Majakovsky.
UNIT C: The Russian Avant-Garde in theatre, painting and cinema.
PROGRAMME:
The course is intended for third-year students of the degree course in foreign languages and literature and entitles 9 credits.
PRESENTATION OF THE COURSE: In this course the aim is to reconstruct the multiform physiognomy of the Russian avant-garde, attempting to focus in particular on two fundamental matrices, the Russian and the European.
In unit A the fundamental features of the Russian avant-garde will be observed in the context of the European avant-garde, with particular attention to its relations with the Italian avant-garde.
Unit B will compare the work of two great protagonists of the Russian literary avant-garde, the poets Velimir Chlebnikov and Vladimir Majakovsky.
Finally, Unit C will analyse the contribution of the Russian avant-garde in the broader context of the most diverse artistic disciplines, from theatre, to the painting of Kandinsky and Malevič, to the new cinema of Ejzenštejn and Vertov, always trying to focus on the double face, Russian and European, of their discoveries.
Prerequisites for admission
The materials and the exam bibliography require specific skills in Russian literary history, use of terminology, and critical analysis acquired in previous courses. Knowledge of the Russian language (A2-B1) is an indispensable requirement for analyzing the original texts.
Teaching methods
During the course the following teaching methods will be employed: frontal lessons; shared analysis and reflection on the texts; viewing and commenting on audiovisual materials.
Teaching Resources
The course has a site on the Ariel online teaching platform (https://ariel.unimi.it/). Please, consider the syllabus uploaded in the site.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The exam consists of an individual interview, which includes questions asked by the teacher and the analysis and commentary of one or more excerpts taken from the works scheduled. The interview has a variable duration and takes place in Italian. Students will also have to demonstrate that they can correctly read and analyze poems in Russian. The interview aims to check the knowledge of the texts read, the ability to contextualize authors and works and to use specific terminology, the ability to critically and personally reflect on the issues proposed. The final mark is expressed in thirtieths, and the student has the right to refuse it (in this case it will be recorded as "withdrawn").
International or Erasmus incoming students are invited to promptly contact the teacher. The examination procedures for students with disabilities and / or with DSA must be agreed with the teacher, according to the competent Office.
International or Erasmus incoming students are invited to promptly contact the teacher. The examination procedures for students with disabilities and / or with DSA must be agreed with the teacher, according to the competent Office.
Professor(s)
Reception:
Friday h. 16-19 on Teams, please confirm by email