| CODE | CHN3013 | ||||||
| TITLE | Synoptic Study-Unit: Chinese Literature and the West: A Comparative Approach | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Oriental Studies | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The aim of this study-unit, primarily taught in English, is to give an overview of Chinese literary works through a cross-cultural and transnational approach. The comparative content of this study-unit includes theoretical and critical exploitation of Chinese and Western literary and philosophical works across linguistic and cultural boundaries. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit aims to help students: - Study Chinese literature through comparison with Western writings. - Appreciate the various elements that characterise China's and Western literary movements through comparative approach. - Comprehend a cross-cultural and transtextual analysis of different literary and philosophical traditions in China and the West. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will: - Have a comprehensive and deeper understanding of Chinese literature when compared to other examples of Western literary works. - Be able to discern the traits and characteristics of classical and modern Chinese works referring to relevant texts of other literature. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Read, comprehend and analyse texts, mainly in English translation, from Chinese and other literatures (Western and non-Western). - Critically comment on transcultural and transtextual questions pertaining to Chinese and different literatures and understand the various literary movements, forms, genres and authors in a comparative context. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Cheng Anne: Histoire de la Pensée Chinoise. Paris: Seuil, 1997. - Idema Wilt and Haft Lloyd: A Guide to Chinese Literature, Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies, 1997. - Theo D’haen, The Routledge Concise History of World Literature, Routledge, 2012. Supplementary Readings: - César Domínquez, Haun Saussy and Darío Villanueva, Introducing Comparative Literature: New Trends and Applications, Routledge, 2015. - Grange Joseph, John Dewey, Confucius, and Global Philosophy, SUNY Press, 2006. On-line references include: - Internet Guide for China Studies (http://sun.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs) - Modern Chinese Literature and Culture Resource Center (http://mclc.osu.edu) - The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (http://plato.stanford.edu/) - The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (http://www.iep.utm.edu/) Further recommended reading or editions and handouts of the main texts will be given in class. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Salvatore Giuffre |
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