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SLAV-R 229: RUSSIAN FOLK TALES (3 credits)

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Survey, analysis, and origins of traditional Russian Folk tales based on thematic and structural classifications. Various approaches and theories are introduced in analyzing and interpreting folk tales, e.g., structural, formalist, thematic, and psychological. Pagan mythology, customs, and rituals are viewed as the possible origins of folktales. Influence of folk tales in music, arts, and cinema.

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