Ukrainian Studies

Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures

SLA429S / SLA1408S, Taras Shevchenko, 2024

Class meets Tuesday from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM in AH 103

Instructor:Maxim Tarnawsky121 St. Joseph St. Alumni Hall 403
tarn@chass.utoronto.ca 416 926-1300 x3338FAX 416-926-2076


Schedule of Assignments. 2024 Spring Term
Prepare the given assignment for the date indicated.

Jan 8 Introduction, texts distributed in class
13
15
Kobzar of 1840
20
22
Hajdamaky
27
29
Try lita 1
Feb 3
5
Try lita 2
10
12
Try lita 3
17
19
Reading Week. No Class
24
6
Mid-Term Test due
1847-1850
Mar 3
5
1847-1850
10
12
1857-1861
17
19
Diary, Letters, Nazar Stodolja.
See also the Russian original of the Diary, with commentary
24
26
Paintings and drawings (esp. self-portraits)
Mar
Apr
31
2
Short Stories
7
9
Short Stories

Students must have access to a good edition of Shevchenko's works. While there are very many editions of Shevchenko's works, and most of them are reasonably good, the best editions are these:

In this course, we shall read Shevchenko's works in Ukrainian. That means we will read translations of his diary and his prose works, which he wrote in Russian. The Denysiuk edition has Ukrainian translations of Shevchenko's Russian works. Ukrainian translations of these works are also available in separate publications. These texts are available on the internet as part of the Electronic Library of Ukrainian Literature. Please check the Shevchenko Prose website for specific texts.

While Shevchenko is not a particularly difficult poet, modern readers do not always understand his allusions, references, and expressions. It is useful to read Shevchenko's works with notes and explanations. The Simovych Kobzar is useful for this specific reason. Some other works that are helpful in this regard are:

Some other useful Shevchenko websites:
  • Тарас Шевченко на сторінці Ізборник.
  • Інтернет-ресурс "Кобзар". Includes materials taken from ELUL.

  • SLA 429F Course Information About SLA429 /SLA1408
    Class Schedule Assignments Shevchenko's self portraits.


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