CHLIT 4418 - [Medieval Chinese Tales]

(GHB) (LA-AS)

Spring. 4 credits.

Prerequisite: at least three years of Chinese language training and preferably one year classical Chinese. Next offered 2015-2016.

D. X. Warner.

This class explores topics, themes and techniques that define the body of works known as chuanqi (stories of the marvelous) and zhiguai (stories of the strange), helping students to achieve an appreciation for the early development of Chinese narrative tradition in the context of Chinese literary and popular tradition. (LL)