LLEA 33114 - LAC Chinese, Heroism and Eroticism in Traditional Chinese Fiction

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

East Asian Lang & Lit

Description:

Students who have completed advanced Chinese are eligible to sign up for an additional single credit of work in the target language as part of the Languages Across the Curriculum (LAC) initiative of the College of Arts and Letters. Choosing this option means that students will do some additional reading in the Chinese language materials, and meet once a week with faculty tutor from the Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures, who will guide the discussion and direct the written work. The LAC section in association with this course will be graded on a pass/fail basis and will be credited on the student's transcript. Up to three LAC discussion sections can be applied toward a major, secondary major or minor in Chinese. This course is for: Heroism and Eroticism in Traditional Chinese Fiction In this course we will read works in Chinese fiction from the late imperial periods. We will discuss the aesthetic features of such works and their cultural underpinnings, especially the infusion of Confucian Taoist, and Buddhist meanings. Particularly, we will focus on heroism and eroticism as two major themes in Chinese fiction and their specific expressions in each work. We will consider the transition from heroism to eroticism as a shift of narrative paradigm, which coincided with a general trend of "domestication" in traditional Chinese fiction. Through the readings and discussions, the students are expected to become familiar with pre-modern Chinese narrative tradition and acquainted with some aspects of Chinese culture. All the readings are in English translation.

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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