Open to Honors students. Section 001 - Something of Value. G.B. Shaw's St. Joan, and Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich. Our main concern will be to discuss what we value, and why we value it, and how we arrive at such determinations. Meets one long evening a week, Chez Moi.
Honors sophomores only.
For the last two millennia, poetry has been the most esteemed form of literary expression in China. It is clearly one of the chief imperishable glories of Chinese civilization. This course is designed to provide an introduction to the understanding and enjoyment of Chinese poetry as represented in a wide range of English translations. The emphasis will not be on bulk. Rather, it will be on close reading of representative works so that students will have a chance to develop the skills to appreciate the beauty, the vitality of the lyric voice, the clarity of vision, and the depth of imagination which characterize this long and rich poetic tradition.