This course examines the evolution of Chinese theories of literature and the arts in the classical periods. A variety of issues including the philosophical foundations of theory of literature, question of ethical judgment and artistic judgment, lyrical poetics and representational poetics, and the questions of sensuality and vision will be discussed through readings of critical texts on poetics.
Programme: CHIN(HSS)
This course examines the evolution of Chinese theories of literature and the arts in the classical periods. A variety of issues including the philosophical foundations of theory of literature, question of ethical judgment and artistic judgment, lyrical poetics and representational poetics, and the questions of sensuality and vision will be discussed through readings of critical texts on poetics.