Russian Literature 1

This course aims at proposing an approach to the Russian Literature programme, that is chronologically organised, and as such it is reserved for first-year students. During the course an introduction to the Russian Literature and Culture from the 18th Century to the first half of the 19th Century, with a specific focus on the development of the novel, will be presented.

Knowledge and understanding: outline of the history of Russian Literature from 18th to half 19th Century; main authors and literary movements of the period; evolution of the novel between 18th and 19th Century.