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RUSS0219A-F22

Slavic Fantasy (in English)

Slavic Myths, Fairy-Tales, and Fantasy (in English)
In this course we will explore the world of the Slavic folklore and get acquainted with its most prominent motifs and characters: Baba Yaga the Bone Leg, Vasilisa the Wise, Koschei the Deathless, and many others. We will trace the development of these motifs and characters from their earliest appearance in Slavic myths and fairy-tales, through the works of Russian literature of the 19th and 20th century (Gogol, Pushkin, Bulgakov, the Strugatsky brothers), and, finally, see how they make their way into the texts of contemporary Russian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Polish and American fantasy authors (Tokarczuk, Ugresic, Sapkovski, Arden, etc.).
Course Reference Number (CRN):
92830
Subject Code:
RUSS
Course Number:
0219
Section Identifier:
A

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