Twentieth Century Russian Poetry

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The early twentieth century - the three decades preceding and following the Russian Revolution - was a great period of Russian poetry. The focus of this course is short lyrics by early twentieth century Russian poets: Blok, Annenskii, Akhmatova, Mandel'shtam, Pasternak, Tsvetaeva, and others. In this course you'll learn how to read short poems carefully, you'll expand and deepen your understanding of the Russian language, and you'll gain insight into one of the world's major literary traditions. Reading is in Russian (poems) and English (essays and critical works), discussion in English. The course work will be adjusted to the language proficiency of the class. Satisfies the Russian minor requirement for Russian literature with reading in the original.