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Male Friendship in Chinese Literature
Course Schedule

WEEK 1 (2/4-2/8)	WEEK 2 (2/9-2/15)	WEEK 3 (2/16-2/22)
WEEK 4 (2/23-3/1)	WEEK 5 (3/2-3/8)	WEEK 6 (3/9-3/15)
WEEK 7 (3/16-3/22)	WEEK 8 (3/23-3/29)	WEEK 9 (3/30-4/5)
WEEK 10 (4/6-4/12)	WEEK 11 (4/13-4/19)	WEEK 12 (4/20-4/26)
WEEK 13 (4/27-5/3)	WEEK 14 (5/4-5/8)

WEEK 1

Thurs. Feb. 5 Course Intro. Masculinity and Friendship, East and West--Examining Stereotypes

WEEK 2

Tues. Feb. 10 Friendship in Confucian Texts & Visit to Colby Art Museum

Readings:

Philosophical Prose I (On E-Reserve)
Norman Kutcher, “The Fifth Relationship: Dangerous Friendships in the Confucian Context,” The American Historical Review December 2000.

Thurs. Feb. 12 Friendship in the Zhuangzi

Readings

Philosophical Prose II (On E-reserve)
Brian Lundberg, “A Meditation on Friendship,” in Wandering at Ease in the Zhuangzi, Roger T. Ames, ed., Albany: State University of New York Press, 1998.

WEEK 3

Tues. Feb. 17 Early Historical Texts--Establishing Models; Sima Qian (Ssu-ma Ch'ien) and the Shi Ji (Shih Chi)--Finding Consolation in History

Research Report:

Sima Qian

Readings:

Eric Henry, “The Motif of Recognition in Early China,” Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, Vol. 47, No. 1 (Jun., 1987), 5-30.
Burton Watson, trans., "Sima Qian's Letter to Ren An" in Records of the Grand Historian: Qin Dynasty, pp. 227-237 (On E-Reserve)

Thurs. Feb. 19 Selections from the Shi Ji--Patterns of Masculinity

Readings:

Derk Bodde, trans., "The Biography of Ching K'o" in Columbia Anthology of Traditional Chinese Literature, pp. 671-681
Burton Watson trans., "The Biographies of Ji Bu and Luan Bu" in Records of the Grand Historian: Han Dynasty I Vol. I, pp. 247-253 (On E-Reserve)
Burton Watson trans., "The Biographies of the Wandering Knights" & "The Biographies of Male Favorites" in Records of the Grand Historian: Han Dynasty Vol. II, pp. 409-423 (On E-Reserve)

Fri. Feb. 20 REACTION PAPER #1 DUE BY 5:00 PM

Sunday Feb. 22 SHOWING OF FILM: THE EMPEROR AND THE ASSASSIN 3:00 PM in Lovejoy 215

WEEK 4 (Back to Top)

Tues. Feb. 24 Qu Yuan (Ch'u Yuan) & Jia Yi (Chia Yi)--The Poet as Hero

Research Reports:

Qu Yuan

Jia Yi

Readings:

Burton Watson trans., "The Biographies of Qu Yuan and Master Jia" in Records of the Grand Historian: Han Dynasty I Vol. I, pp. 435-452 (On E- Reserve)

David Hawkes, trans. "Li Sao" bu Qu Yuan in Songs of the South, pp. 67-95 (On E-Reserve)

James Robert Hightower trans., "The Owl" by Chia Yi (Jia Yi) in Columbia Anthology of Traditional Chinese Literature, pp. 389-39

Thurs. Feb. 26 Introduction to Chinese Poetry, Writing Poetry as Self-Expression/Poetry as a Social Event

Readings:

"The Great Preface" in Columbia Anthology of Traditional Chinese Literature, pp. 121-123.

Stephen Owen, "Poetry in the Chinese Tradition" in Paul S. Ropp, ed. Heritage of China: Contemporary Perspectives in Chinese Civilization, pp. 294-308 (On E-Reserve)

Richard Strassberg, trans., Wang Hsi-chih, "Preface to Collected Poems from the Orchard Pavilion" in Columbia Anthology of Traditional Chinese Literature, pp. 565-56

Sun. Mar. 1 SHOWING OF FILM: HERO 3:00 PM in Lovejoy 215

WEEK 5

Tues. Mar. 3 Tao Qian (T'ao Ch'ien)--Finding Friends in Retreat

Research Report:

Tao Qian

Readings:

Poems by T'ao Ch'ien in Columbia Anthology of Traditional Chinese Literature, pp. 177-183
"The Return" by T'ao Ch'ien in Columbia Anthology of Traditional Chinese Literature, pp. 435-437
"The Peach Blossom Spring" by T'ao Ch'ien in Columbia Anthology of Traditional Chinese Literature, 578-58

Thurs. Mar. 5 The Multiple Meanings of Jing Ke in Chinese Literature, Art, and Film

Fri. Mar. 6 WRITING ASSIGNMENT #1 DUE BY 5:00 PM

WEEK 6

Tues. Mar. 10 Li Bai (Li Po) The Immortal and Du Fu (Tu Fu) The Sage

Research Report:

Li Bai (Li Po)
Du Fu

Readings:

Poems by Li Po in Columbia Anthology of Traditional Chinese Literature, pp. 198-206
Poems by Tu Fu written to Li Po in Sunflower Splendor, pp. 117-131 (On E-Reserve) & all his poems in Columbia Anthology of Traditional Chinese Literaturepp. 208-219.

Thurs. Mar. 12 The Prose & Poetry of Su Shi (Su Shih)-- Friendships with the Past and in the Present

Research Report:

Su Shi (Su Shih)

Readings:

Poems by Su Shi in Columbia Anthology of Traditional Chinese Literature, pp. 248-252.

Lyrics by Su Shi in Columbia Anthology of Traditional Chinese Literature, pp. 320-326.

"Red Cliff Rhapsodies 1 & 2” in Columbia Anthology of Traditional Chinese Literature, pp. 438-442

Robert E. Hegel, “The Sights and Sounds of Red Cliffs: On Reading Su Shi,” Chinese Literature: Essays, Articles, Reviews (CLEAR), Vol. 20, (Dec., 1998), pp. 11-30.

WEEK 7

Tues. Mar. 17 Introduction to Three Kingdoms

Thurs. Mar. 19 Writing Conferences (I will pass out a sign-up sheet)

Fri. Mar. 20 WRITING ASSIGNMENT #2 DUE BY 5:00 PM

WEEK 8 (Back to Top) Spring Break

WEEK 9

Tues. Mar. 31 The Peach Orchard Brotherhood

Readings:

Three Kingdoms pp. 3-88.

Thurs. April 2 Three Sworn Brothers Plus One

Readings:

Three Kingdoms pp. 88-187

WEEK 10

Tues. April 7 Zhuge Liang at the peak of his power

Readings:

Three Kingdoms pp.188-309

Thurs.April 9 The End of Brotherhood

Readings:

Three Kingdoms pp.309-407
Moss Roberts, “The Language of Values in the Ming novel Three Kingdoms,” in Besio and Tung, ed. Three Kingdoms and Chinese Culture, vii-xiv. (E- reserve)

WEEK 11

Tues. April 14 Heroes and Bandits--Male Social Ties and Modes of Masculinity in Two Ming Novels

Research Report:

The Water Margin

Readings:

“Wu Sung Fights the Tiger,” (excerpt of Water Margin,) in Columbia Anthology of Traditional Chinese Literature, 997-1006.
Martin Huang. Negotiating Masculinity in Late Imperial China. 89-112. (E-Reserve)

Thurs. April 16 Male Friendship in the Ming Dynasty

Readings:

“The Chicken-and-Millet Dinner for Fan Juqing, Friend in Life and Death” in Feng Menglong comp., Shuhui and Yunqin Yang, trans. Stories Old and New pp. 281-289 E-Reserve.)
Martin Huang, “Male Friendship in Ming China: An Introduction” Nan Nü, 9.1 (2007) 2-33.

Fri. April 17 WRITING ASSIGNMENT #3 DUE BY 5:00 PM

WEEK 12 (Back to Top)

Tues. April 21 Feng Menglong & the Ming Short Story

Research Report:

Feng Menglong

Readings:

“Yang Jiao’ai Lays Down His Life for the Sake of Friendship” &
“Wu Bao’an Abandons His Family to Ransom His Friend” in Feng Menglong comp., Shuhui and Yunqin Yang, trans. Stories Old and New pp.133-158 (E-Reserve.)

Thurs. April 23 Playing with Friendship in the Qing Dynasty--Li Yu's Short Stories & the novel The Scholars

Research Reports:

Li Yu
The Scholars

Readings:

Patrick Hanan & Gopal Sukhu trans., "A Male Mencius' Mother Raises Her Son Properly By Moving House Three TImes" in Patrick Hanan ed., Silent Operas pp. 101-134 (On E-Reserve)
Patrick Hanan trans., "House of Gathered Refinements" in A Tower for the Summer Heat pp. 83-115 (On E-Reserve)

WEEK 13

Monday, April 27 SHOWING OF FILM: FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE 7:00 PM in Lovejoy 215

Tues. April 28 Modern Friendship--The Stories of Lu Xun

Research Report: Lu Xun

Readings:

William A. Lyell trans., "Hometown" in Diary of a Madman, pp. 89-100 (On Reserve)
William A. Lyell trans., "Upstairs in a Wineshop" in Diary of a Madman, pp. 242-254 (On Reserve)

Thurs. April 30 Friendship in a Changing World--Discussion of Farewell My Concubine

Friday May 1 REACTION PAPER #2 DUE

WEEK 14

Mon. May 4 SHOWING OF FILM: TBA 7:00 PM in Lovejoy 215

Tues. May 5 Friendship in Contemporary Fiction

Readings:

Yu Hua, "The Noon of the Howling Wind” in Wang Jing ed., China’s Avant Garde Fiction, pp. 69-73 (Online Reserve.)
Ma Yuan "A Wandering Spirit” in Wang Jing ed., China’s Avant Garde Fiction, pp.264-283 (Online Reserve.)

Thurs. May 7 Course Wrap-up
Continuities and Changes in Chinese Concepts of Masculinity and Friendship

Beginning of Exam Period # 8 (2:30 PM, Friday May 15) WRITING ASSIGNMENT #4 DUE

Detail from a piece of traditional Chinese furniture

Male Friendship in Chinese Literature Course Schedule

Male Friendship in Chinese Literature
Course Schedule