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Chinese Poetry and Poetics: Theories of Translation - CHIN5910
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  Chinese & Indonesian Studies (School of Languages and Linguistics)
 
 
Course Outline: http://legacy.handbook.unsw.edu.au
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 8
 
 
EFTSL: 0.167 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Examines seminal works and themes in Chinese poetry from its inception in the ancient Shijing [Book of Odes] and Chu Ci [Elegies of Chu] to the Tang, Song, and through the Qing, Republican, and contemporary eras as well as literary theory from the Shi pin [Categories of Poetry] and the Wen xin diao long [The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons] down to the critical and theoretical writings of Wang Guowei, Lu Xun, Wen Yiduo, Qian Zhongshu, and Liu Zaifu on poetry, poetics, literary and cultural criticism. Also critically examines the theory and practice of translation of Chinese poetry into English from Ezra Pound to Stephen Owen.

Learning Outcomes

  • Ability to critically read important texts of Chinese poetry and their major English translations
  • Interpret and analyse secondary sources of literary criticism and translation theories
  • Lead focussed discussions centred on themes of Chinese poetics
  • Acquire research and presentation skills on a selected topic
  • Enhance essay writing skills.

Assessment

  • Class participation - 10%
  • Discussion leadership - 20%
  • Oral presentation - 30%
  • Essay (3000 words) - 40%

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