CHINESE LITERATURE I
LETTERATURA CINESE I
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| 2020/2021 | 8 |
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| Selusi Ambrogio | Make appointment by email |
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Course partially taught in a foreign language
Mandarin Chinese
English
This course is taught partially in Italian and partially in a foreign language. Study materials can be provided in the foreign language and the final exam can be taken in the foreign language. |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
At the end of this course, a student should have a good basic knowledge of the major periods and trends in the development of Chinese literature from pre-imperial China to Song dynasty.
Program
- Early writings systems and oracular inscriptions;
- Classics;
- Philosophical Literature;
- The poetry of the North and of the South (Chuci);
- Historical literature and historiography;
- Han poetry (shi, fu, yuefu);
- Early novels between Han and Tang;
- Prose and Chuanqi;
- Tang Shi Poetry (phases and theoretical analysis);
- Song: shi, huaben, ci and prose.
Bridging Courses
Interest
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
Provide the student with a good knowledge of Chinese literature and culture, from the origins through the end of Song Dynasty.
Good knowledge of the historical meaning of Literature in China.
Good knowledge of cultural differences between Chinese and Western civilisations.
Good knowledge of the scientific approach to cultural phenomena.
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Supporting Activities
Slides (not provided to students).
A handout with translated texts and texts to be translated from ancient Chinese.
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Frontal lesson
translation activities
- Course books
Manuals (compulsory):
- Giuliano Bertuccioli (2013), La letteratura cinese L'Asino d'oro, Roma (p. 7-189)
- Idema W., Haft L. (2000), Letteratura cinese, Cafoscarina, Venezia (p. 3-70)
Lettura consigliata di:
- Edoarda Masi (2014),Cento capolavori della letteratura cinese, Quodlibet, Macerata.
Materials in other languages than Italian can be provided.
- Assessment
Oral examination: 1. knowledge of the history of literature and 2. translation from Chinese texts.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Teaching
Handouts (blended learning)
Additional material to be arranged.
- Course books
Please send email to the professor for enquiry.
- Assessment
Oral examination: 1. knowledge of the history of literature and 2. translation from Chinese texts.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
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