East Slavic Folklore and Medieval Literature
Course code
SKS6139.HT
old course code
Course title in Estonian
Idaslaavi folkloor ja keskaja kirjandus
Course title in English
East Slavic Folklore and Medieval Literature
ECTS credits
6.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2026/2027 Autumn semester
Grigori Utgof (language of instruction: Russian)
lecturer of 2026/2027 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Brief description of the course
What is mythopoetic thinking? The major narrative genres of Eastern Slavic folklore: the fairy tale and the bylina. The morphology of the fairy tale. The bylinic verse. Why has East Slavic folklore been preserved much worse than its South Slavic counterpart? Some unique features and loci communes of medieval East Slavic literature. The Tale of Igor’s Campaign as the major text of medieval East Slavic literature.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- identify the basic structural elements of folklore texts and their functions;
- identify elements of dual belief (dvoeverie) in some texts belonging to East Slavic medieval literature;
- analyses mythopoetic features in some texts of later periods.
- identify the basic structural elements of folklore texts and their functions;
- identify elements of dual belief (dvoeverie) in some texts belonging to East Slavic medieval literature;
- analyses mythopoetic features in some texts of later periods.
Teacher
Grigori Utgof
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