To suit the particular interests of students and instructor, a subject for intensive study is selected from classical or vernacular literature based on genres, periods, or individual writers, such as the prose of the Six Dynasties, the poetry of Tu Fu, the plays of Kuan Han-ch'ing, or Dream of the Red Chamber . The course explores readings in 20th-century literature and related scholarship. Emphases vary from year to year to suit the needs of students. There is discussion in Chinese or English, as appropriate. 536 Studies in Modern Chinese Culture E. Perry Link Selected research topics in 20th-century culture, especially literature are studied.
Topics vary from year to year, depending on the interests of the instructor and the students.
Class discussion is in Chinese or English, as appropriate. The focus of the course is the intellectual transition occurring in China from the late nineteenth century to the present. Topics include the vernacular movement, language reforms, issues on democracy, Westernization and the relative value of science and metaphysics, debates that polarized the academic community and have shaped intellectual trends. 541 Classical Japanese Prose Richard H. Okada Aspects of the development of the narrative tradition in Japan, with an emphasis on analytical discussion of selected texts. 543 Classical Japanese Poetics Richard H. Okada Man'yo shu the Imperial Anthologies, and the works of Basho.