RUSS6617A-L22
Satirical Discourse 1920s/30s
Satirical Discourse of Soviet Prose 1920s-30s
A paradoxical factor in early Soviet culture (1920-1930s) was the flourishing of “smekhevaya kultura” amid the difficulties and poverty of the first years of the new political system. Students will get acquainted with the best examples of satirical prose: humorous stories of M. Zoshchenko; fantastical satire of M. Bulgakov; grotesque novels of D. Kharms, N. Teffi, I. Ilf and E. Petrov; the tragic grotesque in the works of A. Platonov.
A paradoxical factor in early Soviet culture (1920-1930s) was the flourishing of “smekhevaya kultura” amid the difficulties and poverty of the first years of the new political system. Students will get acquainted with the best examples of satirical prose: humorous stories of M. Zoshchenko; fantastical satire of M. Bulgakov; grotesque novels of D. Kharms, N. Teffi, I. Ilf and E. Petrov; the tragic grotesque in the works of A. Platonov.
- Term:
- Summer 2022 Language Schools, LS 6 Week Session
- Location:
- McCardell Bicentennial Hall 505 MBH 505
- Schedule:
- 10:00am-10:50am on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (Jul 7, 2022 to Aug 19, 2022)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Instructors:
- Vera Proskurina
- Subject:
- Russian
- Department:
- Russian
- Division:
- Language School
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- Literature
- Levels:
- Non-degree, Graduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 60559
- Subject Code:
- RUSS
- Course Number:
- 6617
- Section Identifier:
- A