1408001 Chinese Literature
| Numbering Code | U-LET11 21408 LJ36 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
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| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Fri.5 | |
| Instructor name | MIDORIKAWA HIDEKI (Graduate School of Letters Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
The purpose of this course is to gain comprehensive knowledge on exemplary works and authors of Chinese classical literature, with a particular focus on poetic works from the Tang and Song periods. As this is also a course in the Japanese Language Education field, we will use many works found in high school textbooks on the Chinese classics. However, we will also further examine these works by including comparative points of view from foreign language literature and world literature. |
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| Course Goals | Understand the basic facts of classical Chinese literature, primarily poetry, and cultivate the ability to independently engage with reading related research results and topics (reports). | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
The class will general proceed as follows. However, there may be changes in the sequence or frequency of topics depending on both the level of progress made in the lectures and student comprehension. Week 1: Tang Poetry Fundamentals (1): Rhythm Rules Week 2: Tang Poetry Fundamentals (2): Representative Anthologies Week 3: Topics of Seclusion and Chinese Gardens Week 4: The "Exiled Mountain Hermit" and the Imagination of Li Bai Week 5: The "Great Poet" and the Innovativeness of Du Fu Week 6: Poetry of the Frontier and of Bedroom Complaints Week 7: Popular Middle Tang Dynasty Poet Bai Juyi (1): New Yuefu Week 8: Popular Middle Tang Dynasty Poet Bai Juyi (2): Chang Hen ge Week 9: Love Poems of Li Shangyin Week 10: New Poetic Forms, the Sudden Rise of Language Week 11: Ouyang Xiu and Mei Yaochen Week 12: Poetry of Su Shi Week 13: Poetry of Su Shi Week 14: The Poetic Methods of Huang Tingjian and "Reborn" Week 15: Summary |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Mini reports in class (50%) and final report (50%). | |||
| Course Requirements | None | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | A "book guide" will be announced at each class session, and students should read the literature related to that guide. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Other; handouts will be distributed. | ||
| References, etc. | 川合康三 『新編中国名詩選（全三冊）』 (岩波文庫、2015年) ISBN:978-4-00-370001-3 | |||
