CEAS 220
Spring 2023 not offered
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This course introduces students to a wide range of ways in which Chinese writers and poets define the ever-changing relationship between the human realm and nature in imaginative literature. Topics include Daoism and Yin-Yang; shamanism and prose poetry; martial arts and alchemy; the Peach Blossom Spring; travel and landscape literature; folk religions and magics; ghost stories and strange tales; rebellions and migrations, etc. All readings are in translation. 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: None |
Major Readings:
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 |
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