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2019-2020 Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CHIN 31200 - Literary Chinese

Course Credit: 1
(EAST, GLIS)
LITERARY CHINESE This course provides an introduction to classical Chinese, the shared written language of pre-20th century East Asia. The course focuses on reading and translating texts that circulated across East Asia. These texts may include Tang dynasty poetry; historical writings; biographies of monks and nuns; stories of the supernatural; and excerpts from Daoist and Confucian classics. Students will also be able explore classical Chinese texts unique to the Chinese, Korean, or Japanese traditions. Annually. [AH, C]