158-242 Classical Chinese Literature

Note

Available as 158-342 at 3rd-year level.

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

Chinese 2B or equivalent.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

An introductory survey of pre-modern Chinese literature from earliest times to the beginning of the twentieth century. Major works of poetry, fiction, literary criticism, biography and drama will be examined. Attention will be paid to the social and cultural context as well as the formal and expressive qualities of the works studied. Students who complete this subject will gain a general understanding of the development of the Chinese literary tradition and development of major genres and themes, and a closer acquaintance with a number of specific works chosen from different periods.

Assessment

One 2-hour written examination; assignments not exceeding 2,000 words; classwork not exceeding 1,000 words.

Prescribed Texts

Materials supplied by the Department.