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Course Catalog 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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EAST 272 - East Asian Book and Literary Cultures


This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Comparative Literature
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD, WINT

This course explores East Asian literary classics as texts, as material objects, as social objects, as part of visual culture. What material forms did texts and images take? Who were the readers? What is an author? Who made the books and how? Why were they circulated, bought and sold, preserved and burned? As we study Chinese, Japanese, and Korean books in Mudd Library and the Art Museum, we?ll do close readings of classical prose and poetry.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: A. Sherif
Prerequisites & Notes
Notes: Previous coursework in literature, book history, East Asian history, art or religion is strongly encouraged.



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