Undergraduate Course: The Great Russian Novel (ELCR10002)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course facilitates a critical engagement with the Russian novel of the 19th century. In 19th century Russia, the novel, both as an art form and an expression of the human condition reached as extraordinary level of development within a very short space of time. Whilst the remarkable works of fiction produced in this period form a unique picture of a society in a period of rapid change and flux, they are much more than this - they belong rightly to world literature and they have long been regarded as amongst the finest in their genre as well as pushing further the boundaries of the genre.
Following the brief 'Golden Age' of Pushkin and his gifted contemporaries, there emerged in rapid succession the disparate and remarkable talents of Gogol, Turgenev, Goncharov, Dostoevsky and Tolstoy. The course will study selected works by these authors while paying particular attention to how in the absence of recognizable civil institutions in Russia, the novel and its associated body of literary polemics became the focal point for a debate about the whole range of human experience. Emphasis will be given to the role of the writer, the novels' reflection on development of Russian society and the place of Russia in the world. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | VS should be enrolled on ELCR09002. In order to be eligible to take 4th Year Options, Visiting Students should have the equivalent of at least two years of study at University level of the appropriate language(s) and culture(s) |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2019/20, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 7 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
172 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
The course is assessed by coursework consisting of one essay of approximately 2500 words (30%) and the final exam (70%) |
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| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- DEMONSTRATE A SOUND UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE 19TH-C RUSSIAN NOVEL AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GENRE IN EUROPEAN CONTEXTS;
- DEMONSTRATE A SOUND UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONTINUITIES AND CHANGES IN THE 19TH-C RUSSIAN NOVEL, AND OF HOW THE MOST IMPORTANT NOVELS RELATE TO THE CONTEXTS IN WHICH THEY WERE WAS WRITTEN
- SHOW A SOUND AWARENESS OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RUSSIAN 19TH C. NOVEL AND THE PECULIARITIES OF THE GENRE
- RESEARCH AND PRODUCE CLEAR, COMPLEX ESSAYS, WHICH DEVELOP ARGUMENTS BOTH CRITICALLY AND SYSTEMATICALLY WITH THE USE OF RELEVANT EMPHASES, SUBSIDIARY POINTS, AND EXAMPLES
- DEMONSTRATE WELL-HONED COMMUNICATION, PRESENTATION AND INTERACTION SKILLS ACROSS A RANGE OF MEDIA AND CIRCUMSTANCES, BOTH FORMAL AND INFORMAL, FOR LAY AND SPECIALISED READERS.
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Reading List
| http://resourcelists.ed.ac.uk/index.html |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | DELC Great Russian Novel |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Alexandra Smith
Tel: (0131 6)51 1381
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Course secretary | Ms Marleen March
Tel: (0131 6)50 6949
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