Outline

Overview

This unit offers a critical examination of samples of admired fictional and nonfictional works in Classical Chinese. Students will gain an appreciation of traditional Chinese society, beliefs and values and the relationship between style and substance in literary Chinese prose writings. Some genres or periods (e.g., pre-Tang zhiguai tales, Tang chuanqi stories, or Tang-Song prose essays) will be studied in greater depth, and students will be expected to consult relevant secondary scholarship in the selected areas.

Unit details and rules

Academic unit	Chinese Studies
Credit points	6
Prerequisites ?	12 credit points at 2000 level in Chinese Studies or CHNS3643 or CHNS3000
Corequisites ?	None
Prohibitions ?	CHNS3645 or CHNS3646 or CHNS3640
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	Yes

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Xiaohuan Zhao, xiaohuan.zhao@sydney.edu.au
Tutor(s)	Pak Yiu Yu, payu7023@uni.sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Assignment	Final Essay Essay	40%	Formal exam period Due date: 05 Jun 2023 at 23:00	2500wds (equiv 2750 Chinese characters)
Outcomes assessed:
Participation	Participation and Discussion Classwork	10%	Ongoing	On-going
Outcomes assessed:
Small test	In-Class Test In-Class Test	35%	Please select a valid week from the list below Due date: 25 May 2023 at 10:00	Equiv. 1200 words
Outcomes assessed:
Presentation	Oral presentation Oral presentation	15%	Week 12	15 minutes (equiv. 800 wds)
Outcomes assessed:
= group assignment ?

Assessment summary

1x2500wd essay (40%), class participation (10%), 1x800wd presentation (15%), 1x1200wd in-class test (35%)

All assessment tasks must be completed to pass the unit

Students who do not complete all the assessment components will be awarded the “Absent fail” grade.

Language for assessment:

One may complete all the assessment tasks in Chinese or English?Note there is a difference in the requirement of the length for the essay written in English and Chinese as shown in the assessment task table above.

Assessment criteria

Result Name	Mark Range	Description
High Distinction	85–100	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at an exceptional standard.
Distinction	75–84	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at a very high standard.
Credit	65–74	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at a good standard.
Pass	50–64	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at an acceptable standard.
Fail	0–49	When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

This unit has an exception to the standard University policy or supplementary information has been provided by the unit coordinator. This information is displayed below:

(1) It is expected that, unless an application for a simple extension or special consideration has been approved, students will submit all assessment for a unit of study on the due date specified. If assessment is completed or submitted within a period of extension, no academic penalty will be applied to that piece of assessment. (2) If an extension is not sought, not granted, or is granted but work is submitted after the extended due date, the late submission of assessment will result in an academic penalty. The penalty for coursework is as follows: (a) From the day after the published due date, the penalty applied is two marks (out of 100) per working day; (b) For assignments marked out of a maximum total other than 100, the penalty will apply pro rata. For example, for assignments marked out of 40 the penalty will be 0.8 marks per working day.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

Use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and automated writing tools

You may only use generative AI and automated writing tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator. If you do use these tools, you must acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section. The assessment instructions or unit outline will give guidance of the types of tools that are permitted and how the tools should be used.

Your final submitted work must be your own, original work. You must acknowledge any use of generative AI tools that have been used in the assessment, and any material that forms part of your submission must be appropriately referenced. For guidance on how to acknowledge the use of AI, please refer to the .

The unapproved use of these tools or unacknowledged use will be considered a breach of the Academic Integrity Policy and penalties may apply.

Studiosity is permitted unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission as detailed on the .

Outside assessment tasks, generative AI tools may be used to support your learning. The contains a number of productive ways that students are using AI to improve their learning.

Learning support

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a?simple extension.? The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for?special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students,??includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week -01	Introduction to Unit; Xiaoshuo 小说 in embryo: Myths, anecdotes, parables, and legends in pre-Qin classics References: Zhao (2003: 18–25? 2005a: 22–29)	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week -02	Six Dynasties Xiaoshuo (1): Soushen ji 搜神記 Six Dynasties Xiaoshuo (2): Shishuo xinyu 世说新语. References: Zhao (2003: 27–45? 2005a: 31–60); Mather (1976:xiii–xxx) Lu Hsun (1982: 66–79) ? Nienhauser, Jr. (1986: 704–705)	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week -03	Taiping guang ji 太平广記 References: Zhao (2009: 1–14) ? Zhao (2005a: 61–85); Nienhauser (1986: 744–745)	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week -04	Tang chuanqi 唐傳奇 References: Lu (1976: 80–105) ? Nienhauser, Jr., 1986: 356–360)	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week -05	Pu Songling 蒲松齡 and Liaozhai zhiyi 聊齋誌異; Yuan Mei 袁枚 and Zi bu yu 子不语; Ji Yun 紀昀 and Yuewei caotang biji 阅微草堂笔记. References: Zhao (2003: 109–124? 2005a: 126–134)	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week 06	Overview of classical Chinese prose and pre-Qin (221-206 BC) prose writings in particular; 鄭伯克段於鄢 (The Earl of Zheng Over-comes Duan at Yan). Readings: Guwen guanzhi 古文观止, Juan 1–3	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week 07	Sima Qian 司馬遷 (ca. 145- ca. 86) and his Shiji 史記 (The Grand Scribe’s Records): 太史公自序 (Postface by His Honour the Grand Scribe) and 滑稽列傳 (Exemplary lives of jesters) in Juan 5 Reading: Guwen guanzhi 古文观止, Juan 5	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week 08	Prose Writing of the Six Dynasties (220-589): 歸去來辭 (Return Home) and 五柳先生傳 (Biography of Mr Five Willows) in Juan 7 of Guwen guanzhi; 陈情表 (Presenting the facts and feelings: A memorial to the throne) in Juan 7. Readings Guwen guanzhi, Juan 6–7	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week 09	The Ancient-style Prose Movement during the Tang dynasty (618-906) and the Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song (960-1279) dynasties; Han Yu 韩愈 (768-824) and his prose writing (1): 原毀 (On the origin of defamation); 原道 (On the origin of the Way). Readings: Guwen guanzhi, Juan 7	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week 10	Liu Zongyuan (773-819) and His Prose Writing (1): 永州葦使君新堂記 (A note on Envoy Wei’s new mansion in Yong-zhou); 小石城山記 (On the mountain of Little Rocky City); 愚溪詩序 (Preface to the poems com-posed on the Folly Creek) ; and鈷鉧潭西小丘記 (The knoll west of the Flatiron Pond) in Juan 9 Readings: Guwen guanzhi, Juan 8–9	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week 11	Prose writings of the Song dynasty: Fan Zhongyan (989-1052) and Ouang Xiu (1007-1072): 岳陽樓記 (A note on the Yueyang Pavil-ion) in Juan 9;秋聲賦 (A rhyme- prose on the sound of autumn) in Juan 10. Readings: Guanwen guanzhi 古文观止, Juan 10	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week 12	Essay and in-class test: questions and answers; Oral presentation	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)
Week 13	Review and In-class Test	Lecture and tutorial (3 hr)

Attendance and class requirements

You are required to attend all?the lectures, tutorials, and oral presentations (OP)?unless you have a valid excuse (e.g., documented illness).??Attendance and punctuality will be monitored on a daily basis, usually through an attendance sheet circulated at the beginning of the class.? It is?your?responsibility to make sure that you sign the sheet.

Regular non-attendance because of clashes with other units of study must be approved at the beginning of the semester by the unit coordinator. Students who have timetable clashes should fill in a “clash form” available on Blackboard. You are allowed three unexcused absences before marks are deducted from the 10% assessment for class work. Thereafter, each?unexcused absence?will result in a penalty of 1%. In other words,?a deduction of one?per cent?from your?total raw mark in the unit of study?will?be?applied?for?each unexcused absence after the?third.?Unexcused absence from 1/3 or more of the scheduled class meetings (=11 times) means “Absent fail.” For details about the FASS attendance policy and related matters, be sure to consult:?

Unpunctuality will also be recorded and will affect your class work marks.?Your participation in class discussion, voluntary or solicited, is required during lectures, tutorial discussion, and oral presentations given by your classmates.? It is always important to prove that you have finished the readings for the week and that you have made preparation for the poems assigned for the day.?The quality of your class work will be evaluated according to the following five-point scheme:

0: absent and unexcused

1: unprepared, no contribution to class work

2: has?difficulty?reading, responding, or otherwise contributing

3: prepared, with average quality contribution

4: well prepared, with evidence of thoughtfulness

5: excellent work

No electronic devices?are allowed for doing class work unless permitted by the instructor.

高清福利片 commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Required readings

READING REQUIREMENTS

There is no textbook designated for this unit of study. Aside for weekly assigned readings listed in the Weekly Handout from the following Essential Readings,?a list of books and articles is given in the Bibliography for your reference.

Wu Chucai 吴楚材and Wu Diaohou 吴调侯 eds. 1695. Guwen guanzhi 古文观止 (Collected Ancient Prose).?

Wu, C and?Wu, D.?2007. An Anthology of Ancient Chinese Prose: A?Translation, translated by S-K Wong. Asia Education Times, Hong Kong.?(on Special Reserve in Library)

*Zhao, Xiaohuan. 2003. “From Shanhai jing to Liaozhai zhiyi: Towards a Morphology of Classical Chinese Supernatural Fiction.” PhD Thesis. The University of Edinburgh.

*Zhao, Xiaohuan. 2005a. Classical Chinese Supernatural Fiction: A Morphological History. New York: The Edwin Mellen Press (on Special Reserve in Library)

BIBLIOGRAPHY for Classical Chinese Fiction? ? ??

Titles marked with an asterisk (*) are key reference materials.

Primary sources: Xiaoshuo works and anthologies:

*干宝着，汪绍楹校注，《搜神记》，北京：中华书局，1979

郭郛注，《山海经注证》，北京：中国社会科学出版社，2004

郭璞注，《山海经》，台北：世界书局，1988

纪昀，《阅微草堂笔记》，北京：中华书局，1999

*李昉等编，《太平广记》全十册，北京：中华书局，1961

*刘义庆编撰，刘孝标注，朱铸禹集注，《世说新语汇校集注》，上海：上海古籍出版社，2002

刘义庆编撰，刘孝标注，徐震堮校笺注，《世说新语校箋》，北京：中华书局，1984

*蒲松龄着，张友鹤辑校，《聊齋誌異会校会注会評本》，上海：上海古籍出版社，1978

*汪辟疆校录，《唐人小说》，上海：上海古籍出版社，1978

袁枚，《子不语》上下册，上海：上海古籍出版社，1986

Secondary sources in Chinese: book-length studies of xiaoshuo:

卞孝萱，《唐人小说與政治》，廈門: 鷺江出版社, 2003

陈珏，《初唐传奇文钩沉》，上海：上海古籍出版社，2005

陈文新，《文言小说審美髮展史》，武漢：武漢大学出版社，2002

程毅中，《神怪情俠的藝術世界：中国古代小说流派漫話》，北京: 中共中央黨校出版社: 新華书店經銷, 1994

——《古小说簡目》，北京：中华书局，1981

*董乃斌，黄霖主编，《古代小说鉴赏辞典》上下册，上海：上海辞书出版社，2004

干宝着，張覺译，《白話搜神記》，長沙：岳麓书社，1991

郭豫适，《中国古代小说論集》，上海：華東師範大学出版社，1992年第3版（修订版)

韩云波，《唐代小说觀念與小说興起研究》，成都：四川民族出版社，2002

纪昀着，老山译，《白話阅微草堂笔记》，长沙：岳麓书社,1996

*候忠义，刘世林，《中国文言小说史稿》，北京：北京大学出版社，1993

*李剑国，《唐前志怪小说史》，天津：南开大学出版社，1984

刘义庆编撰，柳士镇等译，《世说新语全译》，贵阳：贵州人民出版社, 1996

*鲁迅，《中国小说史略》（插图本），上海：上海古籍出版社，2004

朴美齢，《世说新语中所反映的思想》，台北：文津出版社，1990

蒲松龄着，萧艾等译，《白话聊斋全本》，長沙：岳麓书社，1990.

萧虹，《世说新语整体研究》，上海：上海古籍出版社，2005

王能宪，《世说新语研究》，南京：江苏古籍出版社，1992

王青，《西域文化影響下的中古小说》，北京：中国社会科学出版社，2006

*葉桂剛，王貴元主编，《中国古代十大志怪小说賞析》，北京：北京广播学院出版社，1992

袁枚着，古晔等译，《子不语》，北京：中国国際广播出版社，1992

袁行霈，侯忠义编，《中国文言小说书目》，北京：北京大学出版社，1981

*《中国古代小说百科全书》编輯委员会，《中国古代小说百科全书》，北京: 中国大百科全书出版社, 2006年第叁版（修订版）

*周次吉，《六朝志怪小说硏究》，台北：文津出版社，1986

*朱一玄编，《聊斋誌异资料匯编》，郑州：中州古籍出版社，1985

Secondary sources in English: General studies:

Birrell, Anne, Chinese Mythology: An Introduction. Baltimore and London: The John Hopkins University Press, 1993.

*Idema, Wilt and Lloyd Haft, A Guide to Chinese Literature. Ann Arbor: Center for Chinese Studies, The University of Michigan, 1997.

*Lu Hsun (aka. Lu Xun), A Brief History of Chinese Fiction. Peking: Foreign Languages Press, 1976.

*Mair, Victor, ed., The Columbia History of Chinese Literature. New York: Columbia University Press, 2001.

Nienhauser, William H., Jr., ed., The Indiana Companion to Traditional Chinese Literature. 2 v. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1986-1998.

Secondary sources in English: Anthologies and book-length studies/translations

Birch, Cyril, ed. Anthology of Chinese Literature from Early Times to the Fourteenth

Century. New York: Grove Press, 1965.

Campany, Robert Ford, Strange Writing: Anomaly Accounts in Early Medieval China. Albany: SUNY UP, 1996.

*Ding, Wangdao, trans. 100 Chinese Myths and Fantasies: Chinese-English, Beijing: Shangwu yinshu guan, 1988.

Dudbridge, Glen, The Tale of Li Wa: 高清福利片 and Critical Edition of a Chinese Story from the Ninth Century. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 1983.

Huntington, Rania, Alien Kind: Foxes and Late Imperial Chinese Narrative. Cambridge. MA: Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Asia Center, 2003.

Ma, Y. W. and Joseph S. M. Lau, eds. Traditional Chinese Stories, Themes and Variations. Boston: Cheng & Tsui Co., 1986.

Mair, Victor, ed. The Columbia Anthology of Traditional Chinese Literature. New York: Columbia University Press, 1994.

Minford, John and Joseph S. M. Lau, eds. Classical Chinese Literature: An Anthology of Translations. Volume 1: From Antiquity to the Tang Dynasty. New York: Columbia University Press, 2000.

Owen, Stephen, trans. & ed. An Anthology of Chinese Literature: Beginnings to 1911. New York: Norton, 1996.

*Liu I-ch’ing. Shih-shuo Hsin-yü—A New Account of Tales of the World, with commentary by Liu Chün; translated with introduction and notes by Richard B. Mather. Ann Arbor: Center for Chinese Studies, University of Michigan, 2002.

*Gan Bao. 1996. In search of the Supernatural: The Written Record, translated by Kenneth J. DeWoskin and J.I. Crump, Jr. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press, 1996.

*Pu Songling, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, translated with Introduction by John Minford. London: Penguin Books, 2006.

*Yang, Winston L. Y, et al. ed. Classical Chinese Fiction; A Guide to Its 高清福利片 and Appreciation: Essays and Bibliographies. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1978.

*Yang, Xianyi, and Gladys Yang, trans. Tang Dynasty Stories. Beijing: Panda Books, 1986.

*Yuan Mei, Censored by Confucius: Ghost Stories, edited and translated with an introduction by Kam Louie and Louise Edwards. Armonk, N. Y.; London, Eng.: M.E. Sharpe, 1996.

Zeitlin, Judith, Historian of the Strange: Pu Songling and the Chinese Classical Tale*. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1993.

Zhao, Xiaohuan. “From Shanhai jing* to Liaozhai zhiyi: Towards a Morphology of Classical Chinese Supernatural Fiction. PhD Thesis, the University of Edinburgh, 2003.

Zhao, Xiaohuan. Classical Chinese Supernatural Fiction: A Morphological History*. New York: The Edwin Mellen Press, 2005a.

Secondary sources in English: essays, articles and reviews

Campany, Robert Ford, “Ghosts Matter: The Culture of Ghosts in Six Dynasties Zhiguai,” Chinese literature: Essay, Articles, Reviews (CLEAR), Vol. 13 (Decemer 1991), pp. 15-34.

Cutter, Robert Joe, “History and ‘The Old Man of the Eastern Wall’,” Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 106, No. 3 (Jul. - September 1986), pp. 503- 528.

DeWoskin, Kenneth, J., “Hsiao-shuo,” in William H. Nienhauser, Jr. ed., The Indiana Companion to Traditional Chinese Literature, Vol. 1, Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1986, pp. 423-426.

-- "On Narrative Revolutions", Chinese literature: Essay, Articles, Reviews (CLEAR), Vol. 5, No. 1/2 (July 1983), pp. 29-45.

Francis, Sing-chen Lydia, “ ‘What Confucius Wouldn't Talk About’: The Grotesque Body and Literati Identities in Yuan Mei's ‘Zi buyu’,” Chinese Literature: Essays, Articles, Reviews (CLEAR), Vol. 24 (Dec., 2002), pp. 129-160.

Gjertson, Donald E., “The Early Chinese Buddhist Miracle Tale: A Preliminary Survey,” Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 101, No. 3 (Jul. – September 1981), pp. 287-301

Hegel, E. Robert, "Traditional Chinese Fiction-The State of the Field," The Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 53, No. 2 (1994), pp. 394-426.

Hightower, James R., “Yuan Chen and ‘The Story of Ying-Ying’,” Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, Vol. 33, (1973), pp. 90-123.

Huntington, Rania, “Classical Chinese Supernatural Fiction: A Morphological History (谤别惫颈别飞),” China Review International, vol. 14, No. 1 (Spring 2007), pp. 307-312.

Kao, Karl S.Y., “Aspects of Derivation in Chinese Narrative,” Chinese Literature: Essays, Articles, Reviews (CLEAR), Vol. 7, No. 1/2 (July 1985), pp. 1-36

--“Bao and Baoying: Narrative Causality and External Motivations in Chinese Fiction,” Chinese Literature: Essays, Articles, Reviews (CLEAR), Vol. 11 (December 1989), pp. 115-138

Kirkland, Russell, “A World in Balance: Holistic Synthesis in T’ai-pi’ing Kuang-chi,” Journal of Sung-Yuean Studies, 23 (1993), pp. 43-70.

Lu Hsun (aka, Lu Xun), “The Historical Development of Chinese Fiction,” in Lu Hsun, A Brief History of Chinese Fiction, translated by Yang Hsien-yi and Gladys Yang. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1976, pp. 373-419.

Ma, Y. W. “Fact and Fantasy in T’ang Tales,” Chinese literature: Essay, Articles, Reviews (CLEAR), Vol. 2, No. 2 (July 1980), pp. 167-181.

Mair, Victor, "The Revolutions in Chinese Narrative Literature: Ontological Presuppositions", Chinese literature: Essay, Articles, Reviews (CLEAR), Vol. 5, No. 1/2 (July 1983), pp. 1-27.

Mather, Richard B., “Introduction,” in Liu I-ch’ing. Shih-shuo Hsin-yü—A New Account of Tales of the World, with commentary by Liu Chün, Minnespolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1976, pp. xiii-xxx.

Nienhauser, WH Jr., 1988-89, "The Origin of Chinese Fiction," Monumenta Serica, MS 38 (1988-1989), pp. 1-14.

Schafer, Edward H., “The Table of Contents of the ‘T'ai p'ing kuang chi,” Chinese Literature: Essays, Articles, Reviews (CLEAR), Vol. 2, No. 2. (July 1980), pp. 258-263.

Wong, Timothy C., “Self and Society in T’ang Dynasty Love Tales,” Journal of American Oriental Society, Vol. 99, No. 1 (1979), pp. 95-100.

Wu Hua, Laura, "From Xiaoshuo to Fiction: Hu Yinglin's Genre 高清福利片 of Xiaoshuo", Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, Vol. 55, No.2 (1995), pp. 339-371.

Yu, Anthony C., "Rest, Rest, Perturbed Spirit!" Ghosts in Traditional Chinese Prose Fiction,” Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, Vol. 47, No. 2. (December 1987), pp. 397-434.

?Zhao, Xiaohuan. “Xiaoshuo as a Cataloguing Term in Traditional Chinese Bibliography,” Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies, Vol. 5, No. 2 (2005b), pp.157-181.

Zhao, Xiaohuan. “Collection, Classification and Conception of Xiaoshuo in the Taiping Guangji,” Asian Cultural Studies, Vol. 35 (March 2009), pp. 1-14.

Zhao, Xiaohuan. “Towards an Integrated Cognitive Model of Literature: With Special Reference to Tang Chuanqi Fiction,” AUMLA, Issue 114 (November 2010), pp. 57-72.

Bibliography for Classical Chinese Prose

北京大学?? 北京師範大学中文系教師同学编，《陶淵明卷》 [古典文学研究資料彙编]，北京：中华书局，1965.

曹明纲，《陶渊明, 谢灵运, 鲍照诗文选评》，上海: 上海古籍出版社，2002.

*陈飛主编，《中国古代散文研究》，福州: 福建人民出版社，2005.

高海夫.，《柳宗元散论》，西安: 陜西人民出版社，1985.

*郭預衡，《中国散文史》 (全三册)，上海:上海古籍出版社，2000.

黃永年译註，《韩愈詩文選译》，成都: 巴蜀书社，1990.?

*Hucker, Charles O. A dictionary of official titles in Imperial China. Stanford: Stanford University Press,1985. ??[for 官名]? East Asian reference collection，

李华选注，《陶渊明诗文选》，北京: 人民文学出版社，1981.

马其昶，《韩昌黎文集校注》，上海:上海古籍出版社，1986.

前野直彬着，譚繼山编译，《衛道詩人韩愈: 传记》. 臺北市: 万盛出版有限公司，1983.??

*钱冬父，《唐宋古文运动》，北京: 中華书局，1962.

錢冬父，《韩愈》，北京: 中華书局，1980.

尚永亮选注，《柳宗元诗文选评》，上海: 上海古籍出版社，2003.

搎昌武，《柳宗元专论》，北京: 人民文学出版社，1982.

?搎昌武，《韩愈詩文選評》，上海: 上海古籍出版社，2002.

童第德選注，《韩愈文選》，北京: 人民文学出版社，1980.

卫风娟，《悠然见南山 – 陶淵明與中国閒情》，濟南市: 济南出版社，2004.

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Learning outcomes

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Outcomes
Graduate qualities

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. Master narrative, descriptive and argumentative strategies and rhetorical structures of classical Chinese fiction and prose in aesthetic evaluation
LO2. Appreciate stylistic features and figurative and evocative uses of language in classical Chinese fiction and prose
LO3. Evaluate classical Chinese fiction and prose and the social functions of various sub-genres
LO4. Apply basic interpretative theories and principles in analysing fictional works and prose essays in classical Chinese
LO5. Understand classical Chinese literature in a broader socio-cultural context

Graduate qualities

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GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY for Classical Chinese Fiction? ? ??

Zeitlin, Judith, Historian of the Strange: Pu Songling and the Chinese Classical Tale*. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1993.

Zhao, Xiaohuan. “From Shanhai jing* to Liaozhai zhiyi: Towards a Morphology of Classical Chinese Supernatural Fiction. PhD Thesis, the University of Edinburgh, 2003.

Zhao, Xiaohuan. Classical Chinese Supernatural Fiction: A Morphological History*. New York: The Edwin Mellen Press, 2005a.

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CHNS3649: Classical Chinese Fiction and Prose

Semester 1, 2023 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

Overview

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Unit details and rules

Teaching staff

Assessment

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Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

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Required readings

BIBLIOGRAPHY for Classical Chinese Fiction? ? ??

*Zeitlin, Judith, Historian of the Strange: Pu Songling and the Chinese Classical Tale. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1993.

*Zhao, Xiaohuan. “From Shanhai jing to Liaozhai zhiyi: Towards a Morphology of Classical Chinese Supernatural Fiction. PhD Thesis, the University of Edinburgh, 2003.

*Zhao, Xiaohuan. Classical Chinese Supernatural Fiction: A Morphological History. New York: The Edwin Mellen Press, 2005a.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Disclaimer

On this page

Useful links

Zeitlin, Judith, Historian of the Strange: Pu Songling and the Chinese Classical Tale*. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1993.

Zhao, Xiaohuan. “From Shanhai jing* to Liaozhai zhiyi: Towards a Morphology of Classical Chinese Supernatural Fiction. PhD Thesis, the University of Edinburgh, 2003.

Zhao, Xiaohuan. Classical Chinese Supernatural Fiction: A Morphological History*. New York: The Edwin Mellen Press, 2005a.