Greatest Writers and Greatest Literary Works of Russian Literature of 20th Century

elective monographs

Reading selected works of Russian literature of 20th century.

Presentation of the most notable achievements of Russian writers of 20th century (prose, poetry, drama).

1. Russian Nobel Prize winners and their works:

1.1. Ivan Bunin – from Antonov Apples to Dark Avenues.

1.2. Boris Pasternak – his prose and poems.

1.3. Mikhail Sholokhov – universal values of And Quiet Flows the Don.

1.4. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn – moralist and labour camp in-mate (The Gulag Archipelago. An Attempt of a Literary Investigation).

1.5. Iosif Brodski – metaphysical poet of 20th century.

2. Satire of 20th century – Mikhail Zoshchenko, Ilya Ilf and Yevgeny Petrov, Arkady Averchenko, Vladimir Voinovich, Sergei Dovlatov;

3. Anti-utopia genre in Russian literature of 20th century – We by Yevgeny Zamyatin compared to Orwell's 1984; Andrei Platonov – The Foundation Pit; Vladimir Nabokov – Invitation to a Beheading, Vladimir Voinovich – Moscow 2042.

4. Literary works by Andrei Platonov.

5. Vladimir Nabokov – his works in the Russian and English languages.

6. Poetry by Anna Akhmatova and Marina Tsvetaeva.

7. Mikhail Bulhakov – his most prominent novel The Master and Margarita.

8. Drama by Aleksandr Vampilov. Post-Vampilov current. Contemporary Russian drama.

9. Post-Modernism and Post-Realism (V. Sorokin, V. Pelevin, L. Petrushevskaya, V. Makanin, Z. Prilepin).

1. Historia literatury rosyjskiej XX wieku. Pod. red. A. Drawicza. Warszawa 1997;

2. V. Baevskij, Istoriâ russkoj literatury XX veka. Kompendium. Moskva 2003;

3. K. Gordovič, Istoriâ otečestvennoj literatury XX veka. Sankt-Peterburg 2005;

4. N. Lejderman, M. Lipoveckij, Sovremennaâ russkaâ literatura. Moskva 2001;

5. Russkie pisateli 20 veka. Biografičeskij slovar’. Red. P. Nikolaev. Moskva 2000;

6. B. Gasparov, Literaturnyje lejtmotivy. Očerki russkoj literatury XX veka. Moskva 1994;

7. A. Wołodźko-Butkiewicz, Od pieriestrojki do laboratoriów netliteratury. Przemiany we współczenej prozie rosyjskiej. Warszawa 2004;

8. N. Ivanova, Skrytyj sûžet, russkaâ literatura na perehode čerez vek. Sankt-Peterburg 2003;

9. G. Nefagina, Russkaâ proza vtoroj poloviny 80-h i načala 90-h godov XX veka. Minsk 1998;

10. A. Wołodźko, Pasierbowie Rosji. Warszawa 1995;

11.O. Bogdanova, Postmodernizm v kontekste sovremennoj russkoj literatury. Sankt-Petersburg 2004;

12. W. Piłat, Na progu XXI wieku. Szkice o współczesnej dramaturgii rosyjskiej. Olsztyn 2000;

13. H. Mazurek, Teatr, życie, gra. Studia o pisarstwie dramaturgicznym Nikołaja Kolady. Katowice 2002;

14. H. Mazurek-Wita, Dramaturdzy z Jekaterynburga: “szkoła” Nikołaja Kolady. Katowice 2007.

After completing the course, students:

[knowledge]

- possess in-depth knowledge of Russian historic-literary process of 20th century and social-political background of literary life

- possess systematic and in-depth knowledge of the most notable authors of Russian prose, poetry and drama of 20th century

- know the most prominent Russian literary works of 20th century

[skills]

- can characterize literary works of the greatest Russian writers of the 20th century while being aware of the broad context of culture and history of that time

- can identify and and interpret the selected literary works by Russian writers of 20th century

- can define the position and role of Russian literature of 20th century in the world literature;

[social competences]

- are aware of the achievements of Russian literature of 20th century and its significance for the development of the world literature

- are awa

Final written test; number of questions – 12; maximum number of points – 30; 3,0 – points scored 10-6; 3,5 – points scored 15-11; 4,0 – points scored 20-16; 4,5 – points scored 25-21; 5,0 – points scored – 30-26; 5! – the student should obtain the maximum number of points and demonstrate extracurricular knowledge.

The student has the right to 2 unexcused absences, each subsequent one requires justification. The lecturer decides on the recognition of absence.

Exceeding excused and unexcused absences by 50% of classes may be grounds to fail the course.The conditions for passing the course on the resit exam are the same as on the ordinary of exam.

If it is not possible to conduct classroom classes, classes will be conducted using distance communication tools, most likely Google Classroom and others recommended by the University of Warsaw.

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