The first semester explores historical phonology and introduction to historical morphology. The second semester examines historical morphology and syntax. The first semester explores Common Slavic and the genesis of modern Slavic languages and Old Church Slavonic. The second semester examines Old Church Slavonic and comparative analysis of Slavic languages. 507 Old Russian Texts Leonard H. Babby A close reading and grammatical analysis of Old Russian texts.
Students present weekly reports.
An introduction to Russian poetics through selected readings, from Trediakovsky to Joseph Brodsky, organized by poetic genre. Specific subjects include the ode, the elegy, folk adaptations, blank verse, and the significance of translation. 513 Russian Literature before 1800 M. Wachtel Selected readings in medieval through 18th-century literature. Wachtel A study of Pushkin's major lyrics, narrative poems, drama and prose in the context of Russian and European literary developments. A study of either Dostoevsky or Tolstoy.