LITR 075R. Comedy, Satire, Humor

(Cross-listed as RUSS 075)
Laughter is one of the basic human experiences, but in different theories and manifestations it can mean aggression, festivity, freedom, a release of nervous tension or complicity. This course will concentrate on some of the funniest literature from the Russian tradition, be it lighthearted or scalding, fantastic or down-to-earth. Besides the pleasures of laughter, we wil explore what you need to know to get the joke and what this humor means.
Humanities.
1 credit.
Catalog chapter: Modern Languages and Literatures: Russian
Department website: https://www.swarthmore.edu/russian

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