Fall 2009 Seminar Announcement: Chinese 245A - Traditional Chinese Narrative
Fall 2009 Seminar in Chinese Literature
Published: Thursday, August 13, 2009
Topic: MYTH, THE SUPERNATURAL, AND LOCALITY IN CHINESE LITERATURE
Professor Richard E. Strassberg
Meetings: Weds., 12-2:50, Bunche 2173
This course will explore the connections between myth, supernatural tales, and local regions in pre-modern Chinese literature. Class readings will focus on original texts and secondary scholarship in both Chinese and English. Each student will complete a project involving a case study in which myth and the supernatural formed a part of local identity.
