CHIN 31100 - Advance Chinese 1: Journey to the West

Course Credit: 1
(EAST)
ADVANCED CHINESE I: JOURNEY TO THE WEST: This class will center on reading selections from The Journey to the West, one of the greatest and most popular Chinese novels. The focus of the class will be on linguistic and literary analysis, with particular attention to the central religious/philosophical issues raised by the text - concerns about the value of desire, the role of fate in our lives, the nature of temptation, searching for meaning in life, and so on. Prerequisite(s): CHIN-30100, or equivalent Annually [AH, R]