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 158-203 Modern Chinese Literature

Note

Available as 158-303 at 3rd-year level.

Credit Points

16.7 2nd and 3rd year

Coordinator

Ms D Manwaring

Prerequisites

Chinese 2B or equivalent. This subject is not available to students who have completed Chinese Literature Reading Project.

Semester

1

Contact

One lecture, and 2 textual study classes per week

Subject Description

This subject examines developments in Modern Chinese Literature from the Literary Revolution to the present. Students will study Chinese texts in class as well as read widely in English for the lecture. By the end of the subject students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the major developments in Modern Chinese Literature since the Literary Revolution and of the ideological issues involved. They should also be able to demonstrate an acquaintance with the works of a number of significant twentieth century writers.

Assessment

One 2-hour written examination; written work not exceeding 3,000 words.

Prescribed Texts
  • T.H. Chang and D.E. Manwaring, Easy Readings in Modern Chinese. Department of Japanese and Chinese, The University of Melbourne, 1995.
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