History of Chinese Literature II
History of Chinese-language literature from the late imperial period to today, focusing on prose fiction, spoken drama, free-verse poetry, and modern criticism with readings primarily in Chinese.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Establish a comprehensive understanding of China’s late imperial and modern literary history, including major genres, figures, trends, and relationships.
Improve ability to read and translate Chinese literature closely and critically, supported by engaged, question-driven inquiry and discussion.
Develop communication skills in the form of concise, well-organized, and original writing, and in-person presentations.
Develop the ability to summarize and evaluate literary works.
Develop an understanding of the field of modern Chinese literature studies, including key debates and concepts, and resources for further research.
Develop the ability to contextualize and evaluate one’s research interests within the broader literary history of China.
Source: UW Guide
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Prerequisites
Course mapASIALANG 301 or placement into ASIALANG 302
- ASIALANG 301
- placement into ASIALANG 302
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- ASIALANG 301
- placement into ASIALANG 302
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).
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Topics
- Prose fiction
- Spoken drama, free-verse poetry, and modern criticism
- Language, representation, and politics
Skills
- Reading and translating Chinese literary texts closely and critically
- Understanding late imperial and modern Chinese literary history
- Summarizing and evaluating literary works
- Producing concise, organized writing and delivering in-person presentations
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