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M123001Chinese Language and Literature (Seminars)

Numbering Code G-LET11 7M123 SJ36 Year/Term 2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits 2 Course Type Seminar
Target Year Target Student
Language Japanese Day/Period Mon.2
Instructor name NARITA KENTAROU (Graduate School of Letters Associate Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course "Limited Views" (『管錐編』) is a collection of reading notes on Chinese classical literature made by Qian Zhongshu (1910-1998), an exemplary literary scholar of modern China. In this seminar, we will continue our study of this work from last year by reading sections of the reading notes on 全上古三代秦漢三国六朝文一三八・全晉文卷九七の陸機「文賦」, accurately understanding its arguments, and organize the knowledge gained into the format of translator's notes.
Course Goals ・To accurately understand texts written in classical Chinese and to gain the ability to reorganize them in the format of translator's notes in coherent Japanese.
・To compare and contrast reading note texts and the many literary texts they refer to, and understand them as a whole in a three-dimensional manner.
・To critically understand reading note text opinions as a method of literary study.
Schedule and Contents Session 1: Check texts to be used, allocate assignments
Sessions 2~15: Draft translator's notes, review work
Evaluation Methods and Policy By class participation (content of translation note drafts, remarks contributing to the improvement of translation notes in class, etc.).
Course Requirements Students should have reading comprehension skills in classical Chinese, and knowledge and interest in classical Chinese literature.
Study outside of Class (preparation and review) All students, not only the translation note draft leader, must approach class having conscientiously read the text on their own.
Textbooks Textbooks/References Other, printouts distributed during class.
References, etc. 銭鍾書 『管錐編』 (生活・読書・新知三聯書店) ISBN:9787108027467, 厳可均 『全上古三代秦漢三国六朝文』 (中華書局), 張少康 『文賦集釈』 (人民文学出版社) ISBN:7020031668
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