| CODE | CHN2109 | ||||||
| TITLE | Pre-modern Chinese Literature until the Short Story of Lu Xun | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Oriental Studies | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit aims to provide the student with a thorough grounding of the topics and problems concerning the philosophical and literary tradition of pre-modern and modern times in China. Taught in English, and based mainly on translated texts, this study-unit covers different cultural and literary movements and genres of literature, such es pre-modern poetry and the first modern Chinese short stories. Study-Unit Aims: - To present to the students select literary works major influential Chinese writers in pre-modern and modern China. - To help students gain a thorough foundation in the various literary movements and genres used in pre-modern and modern Chinese literature. The social, political and intellectual context of the writers will be taken into consideration. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will: - Have a fair understanding of the problems and characteristics of the pre-modern and modern Chinese literary genres. - Be able to discern the various phenomena pertaining to the different literary genres, and define the historical-cultural contexts that are useful for the analysis of the texts of authors examined in class. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Read, comprehend and analyse texts, mainly in English translation, of pre-modern and modern Chinese literary texts. - Understand and critically comment on East Asian phenomena related to culture and literature. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Gernet, Jacques, A History of Chinese Civilization, Cambridge University Press, 1996. - Idema, Wilt L., Guide to Chinese Literature, University of Michigan Press, 1997. Chinese Literary Works: - Cao Xueqin, A Dream of Red Mansions – any edition. - Cheng’en Wu, Journey to the West – any edition. - Lu Xun, The Real Story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China : The Complete Fiction of Lu Xun, Penguin Books Ltd, 2010. Supplementary Readings: - Denton, Kirk, Modern Chinese Literary Thought : Writings on Literature, 1893-1945, Stanford UP, 1996. - Lau, J. and Goldblatt H., The Columbia Anthology of Modern Chinese Literature, Columbia UP, 2007. Further recommended reading or editions and handouts of the main texts will be given in class. |
||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
| METHOD OF ASSESSMENT |
|
||||||
| LECTURER/S | Salvatore Giuffre |
||||||
|
The University makes every effort to ensure that the published Courses Plans, Programmes of Study and Study-Unit information are complete and up-to-date at the time of publication. The University reserves the right to make changes in case errors are detected after publication.
The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
|||||||