Overview
Myth
The Classic of Poetry
Historical Prose
Hundred Schools of Thought and Philosophical Prose
Close Reading
Selected Readings from The Classic of Poetry
On Cultivating the Self from Mozi
Lesson 3: Han Dynasty Literature and Records of the Grand Historian (2-credit hours)
Qin and Han Literature
Brief Introduction of Qin-Han Intellectual
Han Rhyme-prose
Writing and Circulating of the Records of the Grand Historian
Close Reading
Wang Bao “The Panpipes”
Selected Chapters from the Records of the Grand Historian
Lesson 4 to 5: Literary Works of the Six Dynasties (4-credit hours)
Mystic Learning and Wei Jin Character
Nineteen Old Poems
A New Account of the Tales of the World
The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons and Literary Criticism Works
The Poetry Culture in Northern and Southern Dynasties
Close Reading
Students are Grouped to Conduct a Presentation about Reading Materials from Lesson 4.
Representative Works of Cao Zhi
Examples of Palace-style Poetry
Lesson 6 to 7: The Prosperity of Tang Poetry (4-credit hours)
The Prosperous Tang and Poetry Creating
Four Paragons of the Early Tang
The Poetic Tradition Represented by Li Bai and Du Fu
Poetry in Mid-Tang era
The Poetic Circles of Dali Reign
Poetry Creating of Mid-Tang
Du Mu and Poetry of Late Tang
Tang Classical Tales and Other Literary Forms
Close Reading
Lu Zhaolin’s Ballads
The Innovation of Bai Juyi’s Poetry
Poems of Du Mu
Lesson 8 to 9: Poetry and Song Lyric in Song Dynasty (4-credit hours)
Neo-Confucianism and Poetry Writing
Philosophy in Poetry Works
The Jiangxi School of Poetry
The Changes of Lyrical Idea
The Development of Lyric
Lyric in Northern Song
Delicate Restraint Lyrics and Heroic Abandon Lyrics
Delicate and Elegant Style of Lyric and the Society of Late Song
Close Reading
Poems of Huang Tingjian
Song Lyrics of Ouyang Xiu and Li Qingzhao
Wu Wenying’s Lyrics
Lesson 10: The Colloquial Song and Variety Play in Yuan Dynasty (2-credit hours)
The Structure and Character of the Colloquial Song
The Formation of Variety Play
The Influence of Social Condition on Variety Play’s Formation
Close Reading
The Injustice to Dou E of Guan Hanqing
Lesson 11 to 12: The Development of Vulgar Literature and Elegant Literature in Ming Dynasty (4-credit hours)
Revivalism Ideological Trend in Ming Dynasty