SLAV 657 - Formalism,Bakhtin et al

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University of Pennsylvania

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Steiner. This course deals in depth with the three seminal literary-theoretical trends in Slavic philology during the inter war and the early post-war periods. It starts with Russian Formalism, a school striving to pin down what differentiates literary discourse from all other forms of language and continues with the Prague Structuralism that redefined the tenets of Formalisms from a semiotic perspective. Finally, the Bakhtin circle's key concepts meta-linguistics, dialogue and carnivals are discussed. All readings are in English.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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