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Russian Literature 3 (for third-year students)

International Teaching Russian Literature 3 (for third-year students)

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DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES
Bachelor or equivalent first cycle
FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES
2025/2026

YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2016
SPRING SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
636LESSONS
GIUSEPPINA GIULIANO T Curriculum
Objectives
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
THE TEACHING OBJECTIVE IS TO FAMILIARISE STUDENTS WITH THE MAIN MOMENTS OF 20TH CENTURY RUSSIAN LITERATURE THROUGH AN EXAMINATION OF ITS MAJOR EXPONENTS AND THE MAIN LITERARY CURRENTS.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE STUDENT WILL:
- WILL BECOME ACQUAINTED WITH THE MOST RELEVANT MOMENTS OF RUSSIAN LITERARY EVOLUTION IN THE 20TH CENTURY AND ITS MAIN REPRESENTATIVES;
- ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORICAL, GEOGRAPHICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXTS OF REFERENCE;
- UNDERSTAND THE CLOSE INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS OF THE POLITICAL, CULTURAL AND LITERARY HISTORY OF THE RUSSIAN SPACE;
- WILL DEEPEN THE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL RELATIONS BETWEEN RUSSIA AND EUROPE IN THE MODERN AGE.

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- DEVELOP ORIGINAL APPROACHES AND INSIGHTS IN THE ANALYSIS OF THE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL FEATURES THAT CONSTITUTE THE SPECIFICITY OF THE RUSSIAN SPACE;
- COMPETENTLY EXAMINE THE REPERTOIRE OF LITERARY SOURCES RELATING TO THE RUSSIAN TRADITION OF THE 20TH CENTURY;
- RESOLVE AND TRANSLATE WITH CRITICAL AWARENESS THE EVALUATION OF THE ISSUES ADDRESSED IN THE MORE GENERAL FRAMEWORK OF CULTURAL RELATIONS BETWEEN RUSSIA AND EUROPE;
- FORMULATING HYPOTHESES, RECOGNISING LOGICAL CONNECTIONS, ARGUING, COMPARING AND EVALUATING LITERARY TEXTS RELATED TO THE STUDIED PERIOD;
- PLACE AND CONSIDER LITERARY PHENOMENA IN RELATION TO THE CULTURAL CONTEXT OF REFERENCE AS WELL AS THEIR TEMPORAL EVOLUTION.

AUTONOMY OF JUDGEMENT
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO
- CRITICALLY SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHICAL AND LITERARY SOURCES;
- AUTONOMOUSLY EVALUATE AND INTERPRET A LITERARY TEXT;
- IDENTIFY THE MOST APPROPRIATE CRITICAL APPROACHES TO THE TEXT TO BE ANALYSED.

COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO
- HOLD CONVERSATIONS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS, SHOWING A GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF ISSUES RELATED TO THE HISTORY OF RUSSIAN LITERATURE;
- REPRESENT AND COMMUNICATE THROUGH TEXTS THEIR ABILITY TO ANALYSE.

LEARNING SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- USE TRADITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHICAL TOOLS AND COMPUTER RESOURCES FOR ANALYSIS AND DATA STORAGE;
- CARRY OUT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET COMPLEX SCIENTIFIC OR LITERARY TEXTS;
- CONTINUALLY UPDATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE, USING THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE OF REFERENCE.
Prerequisites
THE STUDENT MUST HAVE PASSED RUSSIAN LITERATURE II AND RUSSIAN LANGUAGE II.
Contents
THE COURSE CONSISTS OF A SINGLE 36-HOUR MODULE. THE COURSE PROPOSES TO FOLLOW THE EVOLUTION OF TWENTIETH CENTURY RUSSIAN PROSE IN THE GENRES OF DRAMA, ROMANCE, NARRATIVE AND POETRY BASED ON THE CONSTRUCTION AND DECOSTRUCTION PROCESSES TYPICAL OF MODERNISM AND POST-MODERNISM.
THE AUTHORS AND WORKS COVERED WILL BE: ANTON ECHOV, ‘DJAJA VANJA’, 1896 (3 LESSONS); ANDREJ BELYJ, ‘PETERBURG’, 1912-1913 (3 LESSONS); MICHAIL BULGAKOV, ‘MASTER I MARGARITA’, 1928-1940 (3 LESSONS); BORIS PASTERNAK, ‘DOKTOR ŽIVAGO’, 1957 (3 LESSONS); VARLAM ŠALAMOV, SHORT STORIES FROM ‘KOLYMSKIE RASSKAZY’ 1954-1973 (3 LESSONS); VENEDIKT EROFEEV, ‘MOSKVA-PETUŠKI’, 1969-1970 (3 LESSONS).
EXCERPTS FROM WORKS IN THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE WILL BE READ, TRANSLATED AND ANALYSED DURING THE COURSE.
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE CONSISTS OF FACE-TO-FACE LECTURES (36 HOURS) WITH THE LECTURER IN CHARGE OF THE COURSE, WHICH WILL ENABLE THE STUDENT TO ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MOST RELEVANT FACTS OF RUSSIAN LITERARY EVOLUTION IN THE 20TH CENTURY AND SOME OF ITS MAIN REPRESENTATIVES. THE WRITERS WILL BE CONTEXTUALISED IN RUSSIAN, SOVIET AND EUROPEAN REALITY AND THEIR WORKS CONSTANTLY COMPARED.
THE READING, TRANSLATION AND ANALYSIS WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE OF THE WORKS OF THE AUTHORS ON THE PROGRAMME.
PARTICIPATION IN CLASSROOM TEACHING IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. ATTENDANCE WILL BE VERIFIED BY COLLECTING THE SIGNATURES OF THOSE PRESENT. STUDENTS WHO HAVE ATTENDED 80% OF THE CLASSROOM LESSONS WITH THE COURSE TEACHER (MINIMUM 14 LESSONS OUT OF 18) WILL BE CONSIDERED ATTENDING.
IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED ATTENDING, STUDENTS PRESENT MUST ALSO DEMONSTRATE ATTENTION AND PARTICIPATION IN THE LESSONS.
Verification of learning
THE EXAMINATION CONSISTS OF AN ORAL TEST LASTING APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, AIMED AT VERIFYING THE THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED DURING THE COURSE REGARDING THE DYNAMICS OF THE EVOLUTION OF 20TH-CENTURY RUSSIAN LITERATURE.
THE STUDENT MUST DEMONSTRATE THAT HE/SHE HAS READ EACH OF THE WORKS INDICATED IN THE SYLLABUS (DIVIDED INTO SYLLABUS FOR STUDENTS AND SYLLABUS FOR NON-STUDENTS) AND THAT HE/SHE IS ABLE TO GRASP THE ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION OF EACH AUTHOR IN THE CONTEXT OF 20TH-CENTURY RUSSIAN LITERATURE (UP TO 10 POINTS), TO RECOGNISE THE GENRE, STYLE, STRUCTURE AND RHETORICAL DEVICES FOUND IN THE PIECES IN RUSSIAN INDICATED BY THE LECTURER (UP TO 10 POINTS), TO USE THE CRITICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY MADE AVAILABLE, PLACING THE LITERARY TEXTS IN THE MORE GENERAL FRAMEWORK OF CULTURAL RELATIONS BETWEEN RUSSIA AND EUROPE (UP TO 10 POINTS).
THE MARKING OF THE ORAL EXAMINATION IS AIMED AT ASSESSING THE STUDENT'S THEORETICAL DEPTH AND ANALYTICAL ABILITY. THE MINIMUM MARK CORRESPONDS TO A SUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE TOPICS COVERED AND A FAIR ABILITY TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES WITH CLARITY AND LANGUAGE PROPERTY IN ITALIAN USING THE APPROPRIATE CRITICAL TERMINOLOGY. THE MAXIMUM MARK IS ACHIEVED WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES THE PERFECT ABILITY TO USE THE TERMINOLOGY OF LITERARY CRITICISM IN THE EXAMINATION OF AUTHORS, TEXTS AND STYLES.
Texts

PRIMARY TEXTS
- ANTON ECHOV, TEATRO, A CURA DI FAUSTO MALCOVATI, INTRODUZIONE DI F. MALCOVATI, TRADUZIONE DI GIAN PIERO PIRETTO, MILANO, GARZANTI, 2014 (DA ACQUISTARE)
- ANDREJ BELYJ, PIETROBURGO, EINAUDI, TORINO O MILANO, ADELPHI, 2014 (CON L’INTRODUZIONE DI A. M. RIPELLINO, PIETROBURGO: POEMA D’OMBRE).
- MICHAIL BULGAKOV, IL MAESTRO E MARGHERITA, EDIZIONI: EINAUDI (TRADUZIONE DI VERA DRISDO); OPPURE FELTRINELLI (TRADUZIONE DI MARGHERITA CREPAX); OPPURE MONDADORI (TRAD. DI SERENA PRINA).
- BORIS PASTERNAK, IL DOTTOR ŽIVAGO, MILANO, FELTRINELLI, TRADUZIONE DI PIETRO ZVETEREMICH OPPURE TRADUZIONE DI SERENA PRINA.
- VARLAM ŠALAMOV, I RACCONTI DI KOLYMA, TRADUZIONE DI SERGIO RAPETTI, TORINO, EINAUDI, 2021.
- VENEDIKT EROFEEV, MOSCA-PETUŠKI: TRAD. DI MARIO CARAMITTI (TRA MOSCA E PETUŠKI, ROMA : FANUCCI, 2003, CON POSTFAZIONE DI M. CARAMITTI); OPPURE MOSCA-PETUŠKI. POEMA FERROVIARIO, TRAD. DI PAOLO NORI, MACERATA : QUODLIBET, 2014); OPPURE (IN BIBLIOTECA) MOSCA PETUŠKI E ALTRE OPERE, A CURA DI GARIO ZAPPI, [MILANO]: FELTRINELLI, 2004.

CRITICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY (FOR ATTENDING STUDENTS)
1) G. NIVAT, I. SERMAN, V. STRADA (A CURA DI), “STORIA DELLA LETTERATURA RUSSA. IL NOVECENTO”, 3 VOLL.***, TORINO, EINAUDI, 1987 (SELECTED CHAPTERS).
2) ŠALAMOV, VARLAM – PASTERNAK, BORIS, PAROLE SALVATE DALLE FIAMME. RICORDI E LETTERE, A CURA DI LUCIANA MONTAGNANI, MILANO, ROSELLINA ARCHINTO, 1993.
3) M. CARAMITTI, LETTERATURA RUSSA CONTEMPORANEA: LA SCRITTURA COME RESISTENZA, ROMA; BARI, EDITORI LATERZA, 2010. (SELECTED CHAPTERS)
4) M. CARAMITTI, POSTFAZIONE, IN V. EROFEEV, TRA MOSCA E PETUŠKI (POEMA), TRADUZIONE DAL RUSSO E CURA DI MARIO CARAMITTI, ROMA FANUCCI, 2003

SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS FOR NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS:
5) NOEMI ALBANESE, ANDREJ BELYJ, PIETROBURGO (1913), IN OPERUS: LA LETTERATURA RUSSA ATTRAVERSO LE OPERE. DALLE ORIGINI AI NOSTRI GIORNI, A CURA DI M.C. BRAGONE, M. CARAMITTI, R. DE GIORGI, L. ROSSI, S. TOSCANO, WOJTEK EDIZIONI, POMIGLIANO D'ARCO (NA) 2023-, PP. 1-18:
HTTPS://OPERUS.UNIUD.IT/OPERE/OTTOCENTO/IL-SAGGIO/ANDREJ-BELYJ-PIETROBURGO-1913
6) NIKOLAJ BERDJAEV, UN ROMANZO ASTRALE (RIFLESSIONE SULL'OPERA DI A. BELYJ PIETROBURGO). TRADUZIONE DAL RUSSO DI G. DI PAOLA (PRIMA PUBBLICAZIONE: “BIRŽEVYE VEDOMOSTI. UTRENNIJ VYPUSK”, 01.07.1916), IN “ESAMIZDAT”, 2020 (XIII), PP. 449-454: FILE:///USERS/UTENTE/DOWNLOADS/_ADMIN_GX-DI+PAOLA.PDF
7) GIAN PIERO PIRETTO, DA PIETROBURGO A MOSCA. LE DUE CAPITALI IN DOSTOEVSKIJ, BELYJ, BULGAKOV, GUERINI E ASSOCIATI, 2017.
8) FAUSTO MALCOVATI, ARBAT E DINTORNI (CON SCALA PER L’INFERNO). SPAZI STORICI E SPAZI SATANICI NEL MAESTRO E MARGHERITA, “SIGMA. RIVISTA DI LETTERATURE COMPARATE, TEATRO E ARTI DELLO SPETTACOLO”, 2024, N. 8, PP. 514-523 (SCARICABILE ONLINE)
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NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO CONTACT THE TEACHER WELL IN ADVANCE (AT LEAST 3 MONTHS BEFORE THE DATE ON WHICH THEY INTEND TO TAKE THE EXAM) TO BEST AGREE ON THE PROGRAM.
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