Literature & Empire (19c Lit)
2:40pm–3:55pm
HAMILTON HALL HAM 703
Morningside
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Description
Explores the aesthetic and formal developments in Russian prose, especially the rise of the monumental 19th-century novel, as one manifestation of a complex array of national and cultural aspirations, humanistic and imperialist ones alike. Works by Pushkin, Lermonotov, Gogol, Turgenev, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Chekhov. Knowledge of Russian not required
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n=30, 2004–2023
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4.1 / 5
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4.0 / 5
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4.0 / 5 · Heavy
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2.8 / 5 · Moderate
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- Credits
- 3 credits
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