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Course Description

“Brightly, the silver moon was growing cold over the Silver Age.” This image in Anna Akhmatova’s “Poem Without a Hero” foreshadows the destruction of Russian modernism by the Revolution of 1917 and the terror of Stalinism. Our study of the clash between the power of human creativity and political power will be informed by poetry, art, and philosophical thought representative of the Silver Age of Russian culture. We will focus on Anna Akhmatova’s most cherished works, with detours into some poetry and short prose by Alexandr Blok, Nikolay Gumilyov, Boris Pasternak, Osip Mandelshtam, Marina Tsvetaeva, Vladimir Mayakovski, and other writers. 

For our first meeting, please read Isaiah Berlin’s essay “Anna Akhmatova: A Memoir” in the Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova. Additional handouts will be provided. (8 weeks)

Prerequisites

None.
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