Chinese 210 or equivalent. Offered in alternate years. Full course for one semester. Writing in a new medium of expression, Chinese fiction writers in the first half of the century tell in a wide range of voices the stories of modernity's struggles with tradition. The course examines the rich diversity of points of view, the issues and concerns, the cultural and regional backgrounds, and the literary forms and techniques of the selected texts.
Materials are available in English.
Additional hours with the instructor may be arranged for students taking the course for Chinese credit. Cross-listed as Literature 320. Not offered 1999-2000. Following a brief look into the literary scene from the '50s through most of the ' 70s, the course proceeds to examine how, in the ensuing decades, Chinesefiction once again becomes a dynamic space where profound soul-searching takes place alongside modernist and postmodern experimentation. Materials are available in English.