Chinese 368
Literature and Culture of Late Imperial China
Full course for one semester. This course examines the major
authors, genres, literary works and textual and cultural artifacts
of late imperial China (fourteenth to nineteenth centuries), a
period marked by distinctive modes of urban life, material
connoisseurship, and expanding commercialism. We will read popular
literary forms such as fiction, drama, and encyclopedias as well as
works in classical traditions, focusing on issues such as gender
and masculinity, desire and homo/hetero-eroticism, theater and
print, and text and commentary. All readings will be in English.
Additional instruction will be arranged for students taking the
course for Chinese credit. Prerequisite: sophomore standing.
Conference. Cross-listed as Literature 368. Not offered 2005–06.
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