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James D West
RUSS 322
Seattle Campus
Literature as an element in Russian culture. Art, architecture, music, and philosophy also treated. Periods covered include the age of Peter the Great, romanticism, realism, and impressionism. Offered: W.
Class description
RUSSIAN 322 is devoted to the literature and culture of nineteenth-century Russia. This was the century during which Russia assimilated all it had borrowed from the West, turned it into a sophisticated modern Russian culture, and returned it to the West as a new and exciting inspiration. The works studied will include philosophy and the fine arts as well as literature, poetry as well as prose, minor figures as well as major.
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