SURVEY OF CLASSICAL CHINESE LITERATURE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ASIALANG 102 , placement into ASIALANG 201 , or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Literature Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explicate the content and cultural context of literary texts across different historical epochs. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Both orally and in writing, express one's own interpretation of and reaction to literary texts, and listen to and engage with the interpretations and reactions of others. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Conduct library and internet-based research on topics of interest, collecting and selecting relevant information in English and Chinese. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Synthesize and critically evaluate primary and secondary source material in both English and Chinese. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Present current trends in research on traditional Chinese literature. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explicate the content and cultural context of literary texts across different historical epochs. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Both orally and in writing, express one's own interpretation of and reaction to literary texts, and listen to and engage with the interpretations and reactions of others. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Conduct library and internet-based research on topics of interest, collecting and selecting relevant information in English and Chinese. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Synthesize and critically evaluate primary and secondary source material in both English and Chinese. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Present current trends in research on traditional Chinese literature. Audience: Graduate