CHINESE 360 - The Social Life of Poetry in the Tang Dynasty

Institution:

Reed College

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Description:

Full course for one semester. This course will examine the role poetry played in Tang society, as well as how broader social changes-changing composition of the reading public, new technologies of writing, and developing economies of textual circulation-influenced the ways in which poetry was written, for whom, and with what aims. Both primary and secondary materials are in English. Students who take the course for Chinese credit meet for additional tutoring to read parts of the texts in the original. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Conference. Cross-listed as Literature 360. Not offered 2009-10.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.reed.edu

Phone Number:

(503) 771-1112

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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