1431004Chinese Language and Literature (Special Lectures)
| Numbering Code | G-LET11 61431 LJ36 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | special lecture | |
| Target Year | Target Student | |||
| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Tue.2 | |
| Instructor name | MICHISAKA AKIHIRO (Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course | The purpose of this lecture course is to learn the characteristics of poetry prefaces that took root in Chinese literary history with the sudden rise of the Tang Dynasty by reading and comprehending these works. In this course, we will use the perspective of East Asian classical literature not only to examine poetry prefaces written in China, but also those from Japan, particularly those written from the Nara to Heian periods. | |||
| Course Goals | Poetry prefaces are a chief genre of Chinese literary prose. By closely reading and understanding these works, students can gain a better understanding of Chinese literature and its relation to society at that time. Furthermore, by reading poetry prefaces composed in the Chinese classical writing style in Japan, we can learn the details of the spread of the classics throughout East Asia. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
1. Outline of poetry prefaces 2. Poetry preface styles (parallel prose and ancient Chinese characters) 3. Poetry preface purposes and settings 4. Selected readings 1, middle Tang 1 5. Selected readings 2, middle Tang 2 6. Selected readings 3, middle Tang 3 7. Selected readings 4, Heian period poetry prefaces 8. Characteristics of middle Tang poetry prefaces 9. Selected readings 5, late Tang 1 10. Selected readings 6, late Tang 2 11. Selected readings 7, late Tang 3 12. Characteristics of late Tang poetry prefaces 13. The role of poetry prefaces and its transformation 14. Outline of post-Tang poetry prefaces 15. Summary, poetry settings and poetry prefaces |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Students will be evaluated based on their remarks in class and their reports. | |||
| Course Requirements | Students will need basic Chinese classical literature reading comprehension skills. | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Learn basic information about Chinese prose writing styles | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Other, printouts distributed during class. | ||
| References, etc. | 鈴木虎雄 『『駢文史序説』 (研文出版) ISBN:978-4-87636-270-7, 興膳宏 『中国詩文の美学』 (創文社) ISBN:978-4-423-19420-1 | |||
