The Chinese Canon and Its Afterlife
CEAS 213
Spring 2024 not offered
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| This course may be repeated for credit. |
This course is an exploration of canonical works in Chinese literature, religious texts, historical narratives, art, and movies, with an emphasis on their aesthetic and cultural implications. Topics include Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism; folk religions and shamanism; cultural identity and self-cultivation; sexuality, cross-dressing, and gender politics; nature and utopias; emperors, scholars, and musicians; hermits and knights-errant; learned women poets and courtesans; drunken poets and Zen masters; fox spirits and ghosts; portraiture and representations of bodies; and secret societies and avant-garde artists. Several internationally acclaimed poets and translators of Chinese literature such as Eleanor Goodman and Zang Di will join the class discussion as guest speakers. They will discuss their writing process, and answer questions about their work. All readings are in translation. Although some Chinese characters will be introduced in calligraphy, no knowledge of Chinese is required. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA CEAS |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CEAS-MN)(CEAS)(CEAS-Lit&Cult) |
Major Readings:
: Laozi and Zhuangzi
THE CLASSIC OF POETRY and THE SONGS OF THE SOUTH
THE FU
THE RECORDS OF THE GRAND HISTORIAN
Poetry, anecdotal fiction and literary theory of the Han, Wei and Six Dynasties
Tang poetry, classical prose and classical tales
Song poetry and classical prose
Yuan-Ming-Qing poetry, informal essay, fiction and drama
Textbooks:
A READER compiled by the instructor
Victor Mair, ed., THE COLUMBIA ANTHOLOGY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE LITERATURE, Columbia University Press
Stephen Owen, ed., AN ANTHOLOGY OF CHINESE LITERATURE: BEGINNINGS TO 1911, Norton
Wang Shi-fu, THE STORY OF THE WESTERN WING, University of California Press
Wu Ch'eng-en (author), Hu Shih (introduction), Arthur Waley (translator), MONKEY: FOLK NOVEL OF CHINA,
Grove Press.
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Examinations and Assignments:
: Oral presentations (5 min.), two short response papers (2 pp. each), midterm paper (4-6 pp.) and final paper (10 pp.) |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
: All readings in translation; no knowledge of Chinese language required. This course may be repeated for credit up to two times for a letter grade and up to four times for credit towards graduation. |
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