CHINESE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 61 - Topics in Modern Chinese Literature and Culture

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Dartmouth College

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08F: 12 Following the definition generally accepted by the Chinese themselves, "modern" in this context refers to two large periods: that preceding the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, and that following 1949. The former (i.e ., xianda i) can be pushed as far back as the Opium War of 1839-42, and the latter (i.e ., dangda i) can be extended to "today". Courses offered under this rubric examine the main literary and cultural phenomena and events taking place in China (including Taiwan and Hongkong) over this period of one and a half centuries. Courses listed under Chinese 61 are open to students of all classIn 08F, Literature and Revolution in 20th Century China. The revolutionary literature of 20th century China may be approached as fruitfully from the sociological point of view as from the literary one. This course will examine short stories, novels, plays, and poems in the context of their function as a political tool of the Chinese revolution. The methodology used will be developed in the first weeks of the course through extensive readings of western and translated Chinese theoretical sources, such as Marx and Engels' The Communist Manifesto, Mao Zedong' s The Yenan Forum on Literature and Art , Leon Trotsky's 'On Literature and Art,' and other works. Among the Chinese authors to be studied in English translation are Lu Xun, Cao Yu, Ding Ling, Lao She, Wang Anyi, and many others. The goal of this course is to reach a deeper understanding of the role of the artist and the art work in a communist soci ety. Dist: LIT; WCult: NW. Blad

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3.00

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www.dartmouth.edu

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(603) 646-1110

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New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Quarter

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