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Laurea in Lingue e letterature straniere - Enrollment from 2025/2026

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

CURRICULUM TIPO:

1° Year 

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign language
9
A
L-LIN/04
9
A
L-LIN/14
9
A
L-LIN/21
9
A
L-LIN/07
2nd foreign language
9
A
L-LIN/04
9
A
L-LIN/14
9
A
L-LIN/21
9
A
L-LIN/07
One course to be chosen among the following
3rd foreign Language (b1)
3
F
-

2° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2018/2019

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
One course to be chosen among the following

3° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
One course to be chosen among the following
6
C
M-FIL/04
One course to be chosen among the following
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign language
9
A
L-LIN/04
9
A
L-LIN/14
9
A
L-LIN/21
9
A
L-LIN/07
2nd foreign language
9
A
L-LIN/04
9
A
L-LIN/14
9
A
L-LIN/21
9
A
L-LIN/07
One course to be chosen among the following
3rd foreign Language (b1)
3
F
-
activated in the A.Y. 2018/2019
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
One course to be chosen among the following
activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
One course to be chosen among the following
6
C
M-FIL/04
One course to be chosen among the following
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°

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Teaching code

4S002953

Coordinator

Sara Paolini

Credits

9

Language

Russian ru

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-LIN/21 - SLAVIC STUDIES

Period

I semestre (Lingue e letterature straniere) dal Sep 30, 2019 al Jan 11, 2020.

Learning outcomes

The course completes the three-year path aimed at acquiring the basics of Russian literary and cultural history. It is therefore linked to courses held in the preceding years complementing them and undertaking in-depth examination of topics related to Russian works and movements.

At the end of the course students will be able to:

1) identify the main dynamics of modern and contemporary Russian historical and literary processes;
2) carry out a textual and comparative analysis using the acquired knowledge;
3) express autonomous and coherent opinions about outstanding moments of Russian cultural and historical development and analyse them properly.

Program

An overview of the history of Russian theatre from the origins to modernist research and experimentation.

The course aims first of all to provide the student with the main historical notions about the development of theatre in Russia. It also involves the analysis of some authors and plays as well as a close look at some directors and actors. Particular attention will be paid to the experimental nature of the theatre in the first thirty years of the 20th century, "a successful period for the Russian show, the golden age of the art of staging" (A.M. Ripellino).

The following literary works will be examined:

• D.I. Fonvizin, Brigadir; Nedorosl’
• A.S. Griboedov, Gore ot uma
• N.V. Gogol', Revizor, Ženit’ba
• A.N. Ostrovskij, Svoi ljudi – sočtemsja
• A.P. Čechov, Djadja Vanja, Tri sestry
• A.А. Blok, Balagančik
• V.V. Majakovskij, Misterija-Buff; Klop
• M.A. Bulgakov, Dni Turbinych

GENERAL REFERENCE:

• AA.VV., Storia della civiltà letteraria russa, diretta da Michele Colucci e Riccardo Picchio, Torino, UTET, 1997 (a selection of chapters as indicated by the teacher)
• AA.VV., Storia della letteratura russa. Il Novecento, Torino, Einaudi, 1991 (a selection of chapters as indicated by the teacher)
• E. Lo Gatto, Storia del teatro russo, Firenze, Sansoni, 1952 (a selection of chapters as indicated by the teacher)
• A.M. Ripellino, Il trucco e l’anima. I maestri della regia nel teatro russo del Novecento, Torino, Einaudi, 1965 (a selection of chapters as indicated by the teacher)
• A.M. Ripellino, Majakovskij e il teatro russo d’avanguardia, Torino, Einaudi, 1959 (a selection of chapters as indicated by the teacher)

Further bibliographical information will be provided during the course.

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
A.M. Ripellino Il trucco e l'anima. I maestri della regia nel teatro russo del Novecento Einaudi 1965 Una scelta di capitoli su indicazione della docente.
A.M. Ripellino Majakovskij e il teatro russo d'avanguardia Einaudi 1959 Una scelta di capitoli su indicazione della docente
M. Colucci e R. Picchio (a cura di) Storia della civiltà letteraria russa UTET 1997 Una scelta di capitoli su indicazione della docente.
AA.VV. Storia della letteratura russa. Il Novecento. Einaudi 1991 Una scelta di capitoli su indicazione della docente.
E. Lo Gatto Storia del teatro russo Sansoni 1952 Una scelta di capitoli su indicazione della docente.

Examination Methods

Assessment through oral examination.

During the interview the students will be also asked to read, translate and comment the texts in Russian language analysed in class.

The evaluation will consider the following aspects:
- the possession of the fundamentals of history, culture and literature of the period concerned and the ability of understanding the phenomena
- the ability to carry out a critical analysis of the works in the programme
- the quality of personal rework and proper use of the language.
In case of texts in Russian language in the reference material, the student should be able to summarize and/or comment them in their original language.

This exam cannot be taken before passing Russian Literature 2 and Russian Language 2.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE