Università Roma Tre

Poetry movements of the first half of the 20th century: Symbolism, Futurism, Acmeism. Analysis of texts and criticism.
The Revolution and the 1920s. Artistic and Literary movements. 1920s as a laboratory for genres and ideas. Writers and Power. The First Soviet Writers Congress.

Readings/Bibliography

Textbooks
Storia della civiltà letteraria russa, a cura di Michele Colucci e Riccardo Picchio, Torino, UTET, 1997, v. I, pp. 763-787; v II, pp. 57-171; 224-253; 271-282; 328-336; 349-358; 363-379.
Storia della letteratura russa. Il Novecento, Einaudi, Torino 1990, v. II-III (Maiakovskii, Akhmatova, Bulgakov and Pasternak). English or Russian textbook could be agreed upon with the teachers.


Readings
A.P. Chekhov, Vyshenvii sad/ Tri sestry
V. Maiakovskii, Oblako v shtanakh, poems analysed during the lessons
A. Akhmatova, Requiem, 10 poems of the first period
E. Zamiatin, My
M. Bulgakov, Master i Margarita
B. Pasternak, Doktor Zhivago

Literary Criticism
R. Faccani, La notte dell’arcangelo carrettiere, in V. Majakovskij, La nuvola in calzoni, Venezia, Marsilio, 1989, pp. 9-34.
G. Kraiski, Le poetiche russe del Novecento dal simbolismo alla poesia proletaria, Bari, Laterza, 1968 (pagine su simbolismo, acmeismo e futurismo, manifesti del futurismo).
V. Strada, Idea di Čechov II, in Id., Le veglie della ragione, Torino, Einaudi, 1986, pp. 110-131

Incoming students info
Erasmus students, or any exchange students, can take their examination in Russian. Arrangements are to be made before the exam.