CHN 306: History of Chinese Literature
University of Oregon

CHN 306, Week 5

Winter 2019

CHN 306

Dan Fu Poems

CHN 306, Week 5 notes (Feb. 6, 2019- Wednesday)

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Lecture: Intro of Buddhism to China

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The test covers the passages from the Confucian Analects through the two Tang tales, “Curly-Bearded Hero” and “The Story of Ying-Ying

CHN 306, Week 5 (Wed.)

Winter 2019

CHN 306

The Introduction of Buddhism to China Readings - "The Great Maudgalyayana Rescues his Mother from Hell" - "Biography of the Great Compassionate One of Xiangshan" Facts about Buddhism Close reading in the two readings

CHN 306, Week 6 Notes

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CHN 306

- Song Dynasty - Differences between Northern and Southern Song Dynasty - Su Shi (author) - Reading "Red Cliff" Analysis - Fu "rhapsodies" - Intertextuality

CHN 306, Week 6 Notes

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- Meaning of Collecting things -Li Qingzhao - Li Qingzhao poem Analysis - Culture bias against women as writers - Song Lyrics

CHN 306 Midterm #2 Study guide

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-From the tang poetry to Regulated verse to Song to Yuan dynasty and Shen Xiu Causes Seven Deaths with One Bird. - The significance of the stories - Characters - Themes: Neo- confucianism, Buddhism, Confucianism and Daoism.

CHN 306, Week 7

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CHN 306

- Yuan Dynasty - Mongols - Rise of Neo- Confucian Values - Four Desires of Buddhism - Dou E. Text Analysis

CHN 306 Week 7

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- Neo Confucianism - Causality - Justice in the story - Containment - Self cultivation - Pattern of Meaning

CHN 306, Week 9

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- The Story of the Stone - Cult of Qing - Can Family -Plot Synopsis - Jia vs Zhen Family - Allegories - Summary of Ch. 1-3

CHN 306 Week 9 Notes

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- Cult of Qing -Orthodox - yin/yang - Lin Dayu _Xue Bao Chai - Wang Xifeng - Aesthetic patterns - Ch. 6-9

CHN 306 Final

Winter 2019

CHN 306

-Story of the Stone (Ch. 1-18) - Analysis of Characters - Different belief systems - Aesthetic Patterns (examples) - Cult of Qing vs Orthodox