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This course sets forth the prose, poetry, and drama of dynastic China, from the days of Confucius until the end of the Qing Dynasty (1911). It concentrates on works that have achieved the status of classics, but it also aims to establish the cultural and historical contexts in which these classics emerged. Another focus is the international dimensions of classical Chinese culture: both China's debt to Indian Buddhism and its powerful cultural presence in Korea and Japan. The way in which the classics of the past figure in articulations of China's identity in today's world makes a third major approach to the literature and history under review. Course materials are mainly textual, but films will occasionally be worked in.
COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion
Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA AL&L Grading Mode: Graded
Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.
Last Updated on MAR-21-2005
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