400 Survey of Russian Literature (4, Irregular) History of Russian literature from Pushkin to the early Soviet period; emphasis on 19th century poetry, fiction, and drama. Lectures and readings in Russian. Prerequisite: SLL 321.

420 Seminar in the Russian Language (4, Irregular) Survey and detailed analysis of selected topics in the Russian language. Prerequisite: SLL 325.

430 Russian Poetry through the Centuries (4) Russian folk and literary poetic tradition in Old Russia and in the periods of classicism, romanticism, symbolism, and post-symbolism; Russian versification. Class conducted in Russian. Prerequisite: three years of Russian.

450 Current Issues in Russian Culture (4) The impact of the collapse of communism on Russian society and culture. Focus on current issues in Russia and in the emigration. Conducted in Russian. Prerequisite: SLL 325.

470x Reading Scholarly Russian (4) Practical experience in reading current Russian scholarly works in student's field in the sciences, humanities, or social sciences. Prerequisite: SLL 220. Not available for major credit to Slavic majors.

490x Directed Research (2-8, max 8) Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8)

500 Topics in Advanced Russian (2, max 8) Study of Russian required for graduate work and professional activities. Prerequisite: four years of college Russian or departmental approval.

501 Proseminar in Russian Literature (3, Fa) Introduction to graduate study of Russian literature: research methods, bibliography, transliteration, development of critical writing skills.

502ab Topics in Advanced Russian: Composition and Stylistics (2-2, FaSp) Study of Russian required for graduate work and professional activities. Prerequisite: four years of college Russian or departmental approval. a: Emphasis on composition. b: Emphasis on close reading and textual analysis.

510 Old Church Slavonic (3) Study of the earliest recorded Slavic language; linguistic interpretation of original texts; knowledge of a Slavic language or general linguistics will be helpful.

512 History of the Russian Language (3) Phonetic, morphological, syntactical changes from common Slavic to the present. Russian literary language; influence of 19th century Russian authors and old church Slavic on contemporary Russian.

514 Structure of Modern Russian: Phonology (3) Articulatory phonetics, phonemics, morphophonemics, and intonational patterns of modern Russia. Prerequisite: three years of college Russian.

516 Structure of Modern Russian: Morphology (3) Essential issues in current linguistic description of the syntax and morphology of modern Russian. Considers word order, negation, verbal aspect.

518 Early Russian Literature and Culture (11th-18th Centuries) (3) Genres, themes, and styles of Old and 18th Century Russian Literature; cultural significance of its religious beginnings and complex relation to Western culture.

530 Early Russian Literature and Culture (11th-17th Centuries) (3) Major monuments of medieval Russian literature examined in their cultural, literary, and theological context, with special emphasis on issues of genre. Focus on problems of Russian cultural identity and Russia's complex relationship to Byzantine and Western traditions. Prerequisite: SLL 510 and SLL 514.

532 18th Century Russian Literature (3) Major works and genres of the 18th century. The development of a "modern" literary tradition, focusing on problems of Russia's indigenization of Western literary movements (classicism and sentimentalism).

542 Symbolism (3) Russian symbolist literature; cultural and philosophical background of this late 19th and early 20th century movement. Prerequisite: three years of college Russian.

544 Russian Short Story (3) Pushkin, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Turgenev, Tolstoy, Chekhov. Prerequisite: three years of college Russian.

545 19th Century Russian Poetry (3) Analysis of major works of 19th century Russian poetry in the context of developing aesthetic principles and cultural history. Prerequisite: SLL 501 or departmental approval.

546 The Russian Novel (3) Genre of the novel as exemplified in the works of one or more Russian authors. Readings from Gogol, Turgenev, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and others. Prerequisite: three years of college Russian.

548 History of Russian Literary Criticism (3) History and principles of literary criticism in Russia with attention to major periods and movements from the early 19th century through the Formalists.

555 Soviet Literature I (1917-1953) (3) The course surveys the major writers and literary schools of Soviet literature in the crucial period from the Revolution to the death of Stalin.

557 Soviet Literature II (1953-present) (3) De-Stalinization of Soviet culture, the reappropriation of Russia's literary past, and new directions in contemporary literature.

575 Socialist Realism (3) The course examines the origins, doctrine, and ideology of socialist realism, the predominant, and officially prescribed, aesthetic of Soviet literature.

584 Russian Fiction and the West (3) A survey of major Russian fiction in the context of Western European literary movements from the late 18th through late 19th centuries. The course presumes the students' basic acquaintance with the major monuments.

585 20th Century Russian Literary Criticism (3) Relationship between practical and theoretical literary criticism: Formalism and Structuralism, Sociological school, and Bakhtin; theoretical approaches applied to specific literary texts.

588ab Directed Readings (2-2) Assigned readings according to individual needs.

590 Directed Research (1-12) Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

594abz Master's Thesis (2-2-0) Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.

599 Special Topics (2-4, max 8)

650 Seminar in Russian Literature (3) Detailed study of single literary period, movement or genre; two or more selected authors; specific school of literary criticism. Prerequisite: three years of college Russian.

660 Seminar on a Single Author or Work (3) Theme varies from year to year. An author or major work will be selected for intensive study; research paper required.

665 Seminar in Russian Culture and the Arts (3) Subject varies from year to year. A trend or major figure will be studied in its cultural and artistic contexts.

790 Research (1-12) Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

794abcdz Doctoral Dissertation (2-2-2-2-0) Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.

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