ES 290 - Nature in East Asian Literature

Institution:

Bates College

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Description:

How have poets and other writers in Japan and China portrayed, valued, and responded to the myriad phenomena that Western tradition calls "nature" What ideas have they used to construct the relationship between human beings and the environment Do their views offer the modern world a possible antidote to its environmental ills This course looks closely at several works from Japanese and Chinese traditions whose authors pay particular attention to the relationship between the self and the physical world the self observes. Specific writers may include Hitomaro, Saigy , Kamo no Chomei, Bash , Li Po, and Wang Wei. Conducted in English. Open to first-year students. S. Strong.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bates.edu/

Phone Number:

(207) 786-6000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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