Russian & Eurasian Studies 211MM - Topics in Twentieth-Century Russian Literature: 'Diabolic Carnival: Bulgakov's Master and Margarita and Its Contexts'

Master & Margarita/Contexts

Spring
2021
01
4.00
Peter Scotto
M 12:45PM-02:00PM;TTH 12:45PM-01:45PM;WF 12:45PM-02:30PM
Mount Holyoke College
113273
pscotto@mtholyoke.edu
Mephistopheles in Moscow? The Gospel retold? At turns both wildly comic and metaphysically profound, Bulgakov's novel has been a cult classic since its unexpected discovery in 1967. This course will consider Bulgakov's masterpiece together with some of its literary, historical, and social contexts. Additional readings from Goethe, Gogol, E.T.A.Hoffman, Akhmatova, and others.
Taught in English
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.