ALIT254

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ALIT254

The Ghost Story in East Asia ALIT254 FA

Crosslistings: EAST254

Next Offered in 9899 FA

Examines tales of the strange from China, Korea, and Japan. After attempting to define the characteristics of each national grouping, we will consider differences between pre-modern "tales of the strange" and modern "fantastic tales," as discussed in the writing of Tzvetan Todorov and others. We will also consider reasons that mainland Chinese literature has, until recently, rejected tales of the strange as superstitous and refused to rework them in modern form. No knowledge of an Asian language is required.

MAJOR READINGS

Akinari, UGETSU
Akutagawa, RASHOMON AND OTHER STORIES,
Yang, TR., TALES OF THE TANGE
Todorov. THE FANTASTIC TALE AS A LITERARY GENRE
Lu Hsun, Selected Stories
Tang, THE PEONY PAVILION
Zong In-sob, FOLK TALES FROM KOREA
Lee, Anthology of Korean Literature

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

One midterm exam, one final exam, three 3-5 page essays

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Class participation required

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA AL&L

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997

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