COLT 1810X - Mirror for the Romantic: The Tale of the Gengi and The Story of the Stone

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Brown University

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In East Asian Buddhist culture, the mirror is a symbol of the mind in both its intellectual and emotional aspects. These masterworks detail the lives and loves of Prince Genji, cynosure of the medieval Japanese court and Jia Baoyu, the last hope of an influential Chinese clan during the reign of Manchus. We examine both works as well as the sources of Genji and literary aesthetics of the Tang dynasty. Prerequisites: COLT 0710, RELS 0040 (0088) or 0100 (0006), or permission of the instructor. DVPS

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0.00 - 1.00

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www.brown.edu

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(401) 863-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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