Chinese Popular Literature Dr. Meredith Fosque
Fall 2007 mgfosque@ncsu.edu.
Week 1
16 August


Section 1
Introduction: the land of China, historical overview, calendar and celebrations,
writing system, and language
*Library Reserve documents on Chinese Writing, Myths and Folktales, Anthology Vol. 1: The Book of Songs, The Songs of Chu

Week 2
23 August


Confucianism,Daoism, and Legalism: family, society, escape, and revolution
*Library Reserve Documents on Confucius, Mencius, the Legalists, Sunzi, and Mozi
Week 3
30 August


Section 2
The Han Dynasty and after: Buddhism, the Empire and the world beyond
*Anthology Vol.1: Early Historical Writings, The Biographies of Ssu-ma Ch'ien; Letter to Shan Tao, The Peach Blossom Spring, Han Shan
*Hero (film)
Week 4
6 September


Short prose and poetry from Han to Song
*Anthology Vol.1: Li Bai, Du Fu and Wang Wei; The Story of Ts'ui Ying Ying, The Curly Bearded Guest, The Red Cliff I and II
*Library Reserve Document on Chinese Literary Criticism
Week 5
13 September


Section 3
Late Song and Yuan Drama
*Anthology Vol.1 and Library Reserve:, The Sound of Autumn, The Romance of The Western Chamber, Li K'uei Carries Thorns
*Library Reserve Documents on The Western Chamber (Xixiang Ji)
Week 6
20 September
Yuan and Ming Drama
*Anthology Vol.2: Autumn in the Han Palace, from The Peony Pavilion
Week 7
27 September
Section 4
Novels and Prose of the Yuan and Ming
*Anthology Vol.2: The Plot Against the Birthday Convoy from The Men of the Marshes, The Jade Kuan-yin, Record of the Land of the Blessed, Begin: A Journey to the West
First Paper Due Monday the 27th
Week 8
4 October
Novels and Prose continued
*Anthology Vol.2: A Hilarious Buddhist Allegory from Journey to the West
Midterm Exam Wednesday the 6th
7th and 8th Fall Break
Week 9
11 October


Novels and Prose of the Qing
*Anthology Vol.2: Three Ghost Stories, How to Be Rid of a Rival from Dream of the Red Chamber
*Raise the Red Lantern (film)
Week 10
18 October
Section 5
The Literary Revolution
* Anthology Vol.2: Six Chapters from a Floating Life, A Bandit Chief, Spring Silkworms
Week 11
25 October
The Literary Revolution
*Stories from Lu Xun: Library Reserve A Madman's Diary and Kung I-Chi, Anthology: Benediction; Poetry: New Verse

Week 12
1 November
The Cultural Revolution and Mao Zidong on Literature
* Library Reserve: Mao's talk on Literature at Yen'an, Anthology Vol.2: The Smashing of the Dragon King
*To Live (film)
Week 13
8 November
Section 6
Contemporary Literature
*The Time Is Not Yet Ripe
*Beijing Bicycle (film)
Week 14
15 November


Contemporary Literature
*The Time Is Not Yet Ripe

 

 

Week 15
22 November

 

Contemporary Literature
*The Time Is Not Yet Ripe, Library Reserve: Life in a Small Courtyard
*In A Distant Land/ Remote Place, The Road Home, Eat Drink, Man Woman (additional films)

Thanksgiving Holdiay

Week 16
29 November

Contemporary Literature
2nd Paper DUE Monday the 29th
Library Reserve: In the Kindergarten, The Bridegroom
Review

 
Final Exam: