RUSS 313b - The Irrational in Russian Literature

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Yale University

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Hilary Fink. m 1.30-3.20 Hu (36) Tr Themes of the irrational, the absurd, and madness in works of Russian literature from romanticism to contemporary fiction. Particular attention to the role of the individual in society, the battle in Russian thought between reason and anti-reason, and the function of the irrational in the search for ontological truth. Authors include Gogol, Dostoevsky, Kharms, and others. Readings and discussion in English.

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3.00

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www.yale.edu

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(203) 432-4771

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New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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