RUSKA KNJIŽEVNOST 4-REALIZAM 2

Upon passing this examination, the student should: 1. interpret the characteristics of Russian realism from the beginning to Dostoevsky, Tolstoy and Chekhov 2. interpret more specifically the poetics of Dostoevsky and its significance for the development of the psychological novel in Russia, as well as the stream-of-consciousness novel in European contexts 3. interpret Tolstoys work, his most significant novels, and his significance for Russian literature as well as for social movements in Russia at the time 4. Indicates Chekhovs specific character as a storyteller and a true representative of the so-called lyrical drama, as well as the reception of his dramatic work in European contexts 5. Explain why Russian literature at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries saw a decline in the dominance of realism and the novel as a genre.