Cultural, Literary, and Linguistic Relations Between China and Germany

3 units

Chinese interest in Germanistik and German Studies, as well as in European Studies has been an interest in Chinese philosophy and literature on the German side since Romanticism, especially during the Fin de Siecle period around 1900. At the same time there was and is a deep interest in German philosophy, literature, linguistic theory, and culture during the last hundred years. More and more contemporary German authors are being translated into Chinese, and furthermore there is a strong interest in German paintings fromRomanticism to the present. The seminary will deal with the aspects of transcultural movements between the two countries, inlcuding the impact of German linguistics on Chinese linguistics. Graduate seminar; undergraduate seniors with special permission. Taught in German. 1 credit