16:165:532 and Poetics 中国诗词及诗学 Rutgers University, Fall 2013 M 4:50pm-7:30pm, Scott Hall 332 Instructor: Professor Ching-I Tu Office Hours: MW 1:30-2:30pm (Scott Hall 222) Email: [email protected] Phone: 848-932-7985

Syllabus Course Description: Literary study of Chinese classical poetry and poetics from early times to the end of the nineteenth century, with emphasis on major Chinese and Chinese poetic criticism on poetry as a literary genre. 中国早期到 19 世纪末诗词及诗学研究，重点在主要诗集、诗人及中国诗词评论

Course Objectives: 1. To introduce students to the development, periods, and classification of Chinese poetry as well as the major poets and their representative writings 介绍中国诗词发展时期、分类以及代表诗人和作品 2. To help students develop the ability to understand, appreciate, and analyze Chinese poetry 培养诗词阅读、欣赏及分析能力 3. To discuss the position of Chinese poetry in and its contributions to world literature and comparative literature 讨论中国诗词在中国文学的地位和它对世界文学和比较文学的贡献 4. To study various theories about the nature of poetry and criticism on important aspects of Chinese poetry and major Chinese poets 讨论有关诗词性质各种学说以及对中国诗词和诗人的评论

Required Textbooks: 1. Readings in Classical Chinese Literature (RCCL) 中国古典文学选读, Rutgers Chinese Program, New Brunswick, N.J., revised edition, 1999. This book an be downloaded for free from the course sakai site 2. Cai Zong-qi, ed. How to Read Chinese Poetry. A Guided Anthology. New York: Columbia University Press, 2008. (ISBN: 978-0-231-13941-0) This book is available for purchase at the Rutgers University Bookstore (Gateway Transit Building, 100 Somerset Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901). 3. Liu Dajie 劉大杰. Zhongguo wenxue fazhan 中國文學發展史. 3 vols. Hong Kong: Sanlian, 1992. Available in electronic format on the course sakai site. Recommended Textbooks: 1. Cai Zong-qi, ed. How to Read Chinese Poetry Workbook. New York: Columbia University Press, 2012. (ISBN: 978-0-231-15658-5) This book is available for purchase at the Rutgers University Bookstore (Gateway Transit Building, 100 Somerset Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901). Sound files of poems are available for free at: http://www.cup.columbia.edu/static/cai-sound- files-wkbk 2. Chen Qinghui 陳慶輝. Zhongguo shixue 中國詩學. Taipei: Wenshizhe, 1994.

1 3. James J. Y. Liu, The Art of Chinese Poetry, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1962. (A Chinese translation of the book is available under the title 中國詩學, Taipei 1977.) 4. James J. Y. Liu. Theories of Chinese Literature. Chicago: Chicago University Press, 1979. (A Chinese translation of this book is available under the title 中國文學理論, Taipei, 1981.)

Course Requirements: 1. Attendance and participation in class discussion 2. Oral report on a topic included in the syllabus 3. A research term paper (15-20 pages) based on the oral report 4. Final Examination

Semester Schedule

RCCL = Readings in Classical Chinese Literature, Rutgers Chinese Program, New Brunswick, N.J., revised edition, 1999.

9/9 Introduction: , Literature, and Poetry Liu, Art of Chinese Poetry, pp. 63-87; How to Read Chinese Poetry, pp. 1-9; François Cheng, Chinese Poetic Writing, pp.3-42; Keightly, “Origins of Writing”; Chu Yu-kuang, “Chinese Language”; David Hawkes, “Chinese Poetry and the English Reader” 9/16 Earliest Chinese Poetry I: Shi Jing 詩經 (The Book of Poetry) Origin, Content, Form, and Influence Readings: RCCL pp. 2-3; How to Read Chinese Poetry pp. 13-35; Yu, Imagery pp. 44-83; Liu, Fazhan shi pp. 27-60; Luo, Zhongguo gudai wenxue, pp.54-84 9/23 Earliest Chinese Poetry II: Chu 楚辭 (The Songs of the South) Origin, Content, Form, and Influence Readings: RCCL pp. 3-5; How to Read Chinese Poetry pp. 36-56; Hawkes, Songs pp. 8-34; Yu, Imagery pp. 84-117; Ma, Chuci xuan pp. 1-44; Liu, Fazhan shi pp. 83-114; Luo, Zhongguo gudai wenxue, pp.123-144

9/30 The Yue 樂府 (the Music Bureau Poetry) of the Han Dynasty Origin, Content, Form, and Influence Readings: RCCL pp. 33-36; How to Read Chinese Poetry pp. 84-102; Frankel, “Yue-fu Poetry,” pp. 69-107; Liu, Fazhan shi vol. 1 pp. 195-201, 219-221; Luo, Zhongguo gudai wenxue, pp. 251-261 10/7 Five-Word and Seven-Word Poetry (Wu yan shi 五言詩 and Qi yan shi 七言詩) Form, Content, and Representative Poems Readings: RCCL pp. 32-33, 46; How to Read Chinese Poetry pp. 103-117; Kao, “Nineteen Old Poems”; Watson, Chinese Poetry pp. 104-121; Liu, Fazhan shi pp. 202-226; Luo, Zhongguo gudai wenxue, pp. 261-273 10/14 Chinese Landscape Poetry (Shanshui shi 山水詩) and the Beginnings of Chinese Poetic Criticism Form, Content, and Representative Poets Readings: RCCL pp. 46-48; How to Read Chinese Poetry pp. 121-140; Chang, Six Dynasties Poetry pp. 3-78; Liu, Fazhan shi pp. 270-278; Luo, Zhongguo gudai wenxue, pp. 333-340, 347-350; Zhong

2 Rong, 诗品; Liu Xie, 文心雕龍, juan 1: 原道, 宗經, 辯騷, juan 2: 明詩; Guo, Zhongguo wenxue piping shi, pp. 141-9. 10/21 The Early Period of in Modern Style 近體詩: The Form of lüshi 律詩 and 絕句 Representative Poets: Wang Bo 王勃, Chen Zi-ang 陳子昂, 王維 Readings: RCCL pp. 51; Liu, Fazhan shi vol. 2 pp. 46-68, 73-79; Yu, Wang Wei pp. 1-42; Owen, Anthology pp. 385-396; Luo, Zhongguo gudai wenxue, vol. 2, pp. 10-28

10/28 The Golden Period of Tang Poetry in the Modern Style I: Representative : Bai 李白 Readings: RCCL pp. 52-53; Liu, Fazhan shi vol. 2 pp. 95-107; Owen, Anthology pp. 397-404; Varsano, Banished Immortal pp. 1-32; Luo, Zhongguo gudai wenxue, vol. 2, pp. 53-65

11/4 The Golden Period of Tang Poetry in the Modern Style II: Representative Poet: 杜甫 Readings: RCCL pp. 53-54; Owen, Anthology pp. 413-440; Liu, Fazhan shi vol. 2 pp. 109-124; [2 Luo, Zhongguo gudai wenxue, vol. 2, pp. 84-83; Chou, Reconsidering Tu Fu, pp. 161-196; Mei and Kao, “Tu Fu’s ‘Autumn Meditations’,” pp. 44-80

11/11 The Middle Period of Tang Poetry in Modern Style: Representative Poet: Bai Juyi 白居易 and Yuan Zhen 元稹 Readings: RCCL pp. 55-57; Owen, Anthology pp. 496-502; Liu, Fazhan shi vol. 2 pp. 131-140; Luo, Zhongguo gudai wenxue, vol. 2, pp. 95-108

11/18 The Late Period of Tang Poetry in Modern Style and Criticism of Tang Poetry Representative Poets: 李賀, Li Shangyin 李商隱 Readings: RCCL pp. 58; Owen, Anthology pp. 489-496, 510-517; Liu, Fazhan shi vol. 2 pp. 146-152; Hawkes, Late T’ang, 89-119; Liu, Li Shang-yin pp. 3-34; Luo, Zhongguo gudai wenxue, vol.2, 127-147; Yan Yu, Canglang shihua; Wang and Gu, Zhongguo wenxue piping shi, pp. 368-380

11/25 The Lyric Poetry from Late Tang to Northern Song Origin, Form, and Representative Poets: Wei Zhuang 韋莊, Li Yu 李煜, Su Shi 蘇軾 Readings: RCCL pp. 69-70, 72; Owen, Anthology pp. 566-569, 577-580; Liu, Fazhan shi vol. 2 pp. 154-189, 220-248; Chang, Evolution, pp. 33-62, 63-106, 158-206; Long, Mingjia, pp. 8- 13-27-34; 70-90

Thanksgiving Recess

12/2 The Lyric Poetry of Southern Song and Further Discussion of Poetic Criticism Form, Content, and Representative Poets: Li Qingzhao 李清照, Lu You 陸游, Xin Qiji 辛棄疾, Jiang Kui 姜夔) Readings: RCCL pp. 73-74; Owen, Anthology pp. 580-587, 695-698; Liu, Fazhan shi vol. 2 pp. 257-284; Lin, Chiang K’uei pp. 94-141; Wang Guowei, Renjian cihua; Tu, Poetic Remarks in the Human World

12/9 The Music Lyrics in Chinese Drama of the Yuan Period Form, Content, and Representative Poets: Guan Hanqing 關漢卿, Ma Zhiyuan 馬致 遠 , Bai Pu 白樸 Readings: RCCL pp. 82; How to Read Chinese Poetry pp. 329-353; Liu, Fazhan shi vol. 3 pp. 1-24

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