Man and Nature in Classical Chinese Literature
ALIT 227
Fall 2012
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01
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| Crosslisting:
EAST 227 |
This course introduces students to a wide range of ways in which ancient Chinese writers defined the crucial and ever-changing relationship between man and nature in imaginative literature. Topics include Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism; Fu poetry and shamanism; travel and self-cultivation; sexuality, cross-dressing, and gender politics; nature and utopias; emperors, scholars, and musicians in public parks; hermits and knights-errant in the mountains and rivers; learned women poets and courtesans; drunken poets and Zen masters; fox sprits and ghosts; portraiture and representations of bodies, etc. 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 AL&L |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Textbook:THE SHORTER COLUMBIA ANTHOLOGY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE LITERATURE (Columbia University Press, 2000)
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Examinations and Assignments:
Mid term and final paper |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
No previous knowledge of the Chinese language |
| Instructor(s): Wang,Ao Times: ..T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: FISK314; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 4 | | |
| | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 3 | FR: 3 |
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