HISTORY OF CHINESE LITERATURE I

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ASIALANG 301 , placement into ASIALANG 302 , or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Literature Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Establish a comprehensive understanding of China’s pre-1400 literary history, including major genres, figures, trends, and relationships Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Develop the ability to summarize and evaluate literary works Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Improve ability to read and translate Chinese literature closely and critically, supported by engaged, question-driven inquiry and discussion Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Improve ability to conduct research in Chinese and Western-language sources on pre-1400 Chinese literature Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Develop communication skills in the form of concise, well-organized, and original writing, and in-person presentations Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Develop an understanding of the field of study of pre-1400 Chinese literature, including key debates and concepts, and resources for further research Audience: Graduate 7. Develop the ability to contextualize and evaluate one’s research interests within the broader literary history of China Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Establish a comprehensive understanding of China’s pre-1400 literary history, including major genres, figures, trends, and relationships Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Develop the ability to summarize and evaluate literary works Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Improve ability to read and translate Chinese literature closely and critically, supported by engaged, question-driven inquiry and discussion Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Improve ability to conduct research in Chinese and Western-language sources on pre-1400 Chinese literature Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Develop communication skills in the form of concise, well-organized, and original writing, and in-person presentations Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Develop an understanding of the field of study of pre-1400 Chinese literature, including key debates and concepts, and resources for further research Audience: Graduate 7. Develop the ability to contextualize and evaluate one’s research interests within the broader literary history of China Audience: Graduate