ENGL 2052 Advanced Writing & Research: China & Japan
Introduction to premodern literary traditions in China and Japan and an examination of how these forms live in present day writing. All works will be read in translation and examined through aesthetic, religious, and cultural contexts. Authors may include: Li Bai, Du Fu, Wei Ying-wu, Murasaki Shikibu, Sei Shonagon, Basho, Buson, Issa. Satisfies the Effective Communication 2 Core area with a 'C' (2.0) or higher. Prerequisite: passing Effective Communication 1 or its equivalent with a grade of 'C' (2.0) or higher.