Asian Studies 340f - Love,Gender-Crossing,andWomen's Supremacy:A Reading ofThe Story of the Stone

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Mount Holyoke College

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(Speaking- and writing-intensive course; taught in English) A seminar on the eighteenth- century Chinese masterpieceThe Story of the Stone and selected literary criticism in response to this work. Discussions will focus on love, gender-crossing, and women's supremacy and the paradoxical treatments of these themes in the novel.We will explore multiple aspects of these themes, including the sociopolitical, philosophical, and literary milieus of eighteenth-century China.We will also examine this novel in its relation to Chinese literary tradition in general and the generic conventions of premodern Chinese vernacular fiction in particular. Meets multicultural requirement; meets Humanities I-A requirement Y.Wang Prereq. Permission of instructor; 4 credits

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.mtholyoke.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 538-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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