CHLIT 6618 - Stories of Love and Romance

Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: advanced reading knowledge of classical and modern Chinese. Permission of instructor required. Co-meets with CHLIT 4418.

D.X. Warner.

Through guided reading in Chinese, this course explores topics, themes and techniques that define a type of narrative work known as chuanqi (stories of the marvelous), which were written by Tang dynasty literati on the subject of love, romance, and betrayal. The aim of the course is to help students achieve an appreciation for the early development of Chinese fiction in the context of Tang literary and popular culture.

(LL)