CHLIT 4418

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CHLIT 4418
Stories of the Strange and the Marvelous from the Tang Dynasty

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2018-2019.

Through guided reading in Chinese, students in this course explore topics, themes and techniques that define the body of works known as chuanqi (stories of the marvelous) and zhiguai (stories of the strange). The aim of the course is to help students achieve an appreciation for the early development of Chinese narrative tradition in the context of Chinese literary and popular culture of Tang dynasty China.

When Offered Spring.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: at least three years of Chinese language training and preferably one year classical Chinese.

Breadth Requirement (GHB)
Distribution Category (LA-AS)
Course Subfield (LL)

Comments Co-meets with CHLIT 6618.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CAPS 4418, CHLIT 6618

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16613 CHLIT 4418   LEC 001

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  • Minimum three years of formal Chinese language training and one year in classical Chinese or permission of instructor.