Learning objectives
Reading and analysis of texts as an introduction to the literary culture of Russian the XIX century
Course unit content
Strolls with Pushkin. An introductory approach to Russian culture
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin will be the theme of this course as a first approach to Russian culture through its literature. Through the cross reading of Professor Andrei Sinyavsky and of the "bandit" Abram Tert in the letter that Sinyavsky wrote to his wife from GULAG, we'll investigate some key historic and cultural moments indispensable to read the great Russian literature.
Full programme
Bibliography
A.S. Puškin, Evgenij Onegin
Boris Godunov
Il Cavaliere di Bronzo
Mozart e Salieri
elective: Poltava
All the poems and the material on LEA must be read.
Critics
R. Bartlett; Russian Culture 1801-1917, in D. C. B. Lieven (ed. by), The Cambridge History of Russia: Imperial Russia, 1689-1917, Cambridge University Press, 2006 pp. 92-115; disponibile in LEA
M. Cvetaeva, Il mio Puškin, in M. Cvetaeva, L'armadio segreto, Marcos y Marcos, Milano
O. Figes, Natasha's Dance, Penguin Books, London 2002. Capitoli I e II.
J.M. Lotman, Puškin: vita di Aleksandr Sergeevič Puškin, Liviana, Padova 1990
J.M. Lotman, Il testo e la storia: l'"Evgenij Onegin" di Puškin, Il Mulino, Bologna1985
A. Sinjavskij, Passeggiate con Puškin, Jaca Book, Milano 2012
J. Tynjanov, Avanguardia e tradizione, Dedalo, Bari 1968 (capitolo su Puškin)
S. Vitale, Il bottone di Puskin, Adelphi, Milano 1995 (o qualsiasi altra edizione in paperback)
→ From Storia della civiltà letteraria russa, Utet, Torino 1997: volume 1 pagine 342-403.
→From G. Carpi, Storia della letteratura russa, Carrocci, the chapter about Pushkin
Bibliography
Bibliography and useful materials can be found on the course page at LEA, http://lea.unipr.it
Teaching methods
Classroom lection with audiovisual materials and oral discussion
