CHIN 412 - Selected Topics in Chinese Literature

Poetry Sage: Readings in Works of Du Fu (712-770)
This course aims to do close reading of Du Fu’s poetry, with an emphasis on analyzing the use of allusion used for historical, cultural, and poetic depths. Readings will try to go beyond frequently anthologized “masterpieces,” by locating poems to be selected in broader contexts. Students are expected to be trained in broad browsing and close analysis. 

Unit(s): 1
Group Distribution Requirement(s): Distribution Group I
Prerequisite(s): 300-level Chinese proficiency or equivalent
Instructional Method: Conference
Grading Mode: Letter grading (A-F)
Repeatable for Credit: May be taken up to 2 times for credit if different topics.
Group Distribution Learning Outcome(s):

• Understand how arguments can be made, visions presented, or feelings or ideas conveyed through language or other modes of expression (symbols, movement, images, sounds, etc.).
• Analyze and interpret texts, whether literary or philosophical, in English or a foreign language, or works of the visual or performing arts.
• Evaluate arguments made in or about texts (whether literary or philosophical, in English or a foreign language, or works of the visual or performing arts).