CHIN 544: Readings in Classical Chinese
Classical Chinese is the language of the most famous works of Chinese philosophy and most Chinese literature before the twentieth century. The course introduces readings from a specific philosophical school or literary genre, for example: Confucian Philosophical Texts, Daoist Philosophical Texts, Poetry, Ming/Qing fiction, etc. Prerequisite: CHIN 342 or CHIN 542 or consent of the instructor. May be repeated for credit if content varies.
Williams, Crispin CHIN 544 (52273) / CHIN 744 (59492) Mon/Wed/Fri, 9:00am to 9:50am (Central Standard Time)
This research guide is designed to provide library resources and other available resources for the study of Classical Chinese. Rsearch skills to find print materials in the library catalog, WorldCat, Interlibrary Loan Services, Chinese language databases, and the use of citation tools are included. Interested students should contact Chinese Studies Librarian for assistance.
Contents:
- Confucian Philosophical Texts
- Daoist Philosophical TextsReadings in Classical Chinese of Daoist Philosophical Texts
- Chinese PoetryThe course introduces readings from a specific literary genre of Poetry.
- Legalist Philosophical TextsReadings in classical Chinese of the Legalism philosophical Texts
- DictionariesChinese and Chinese-English dictionaries.
Textbooks
Classical Chinese (Supplement 4) : supplementary selections from philosophical texts : glossaries, analyses by Call Number: PL2658.E1 Y825 2006ISBN: 9780691118338Publication Date: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2006Includes: Confucius. Lun yu. Selections.
Trying not to try : the art and science of spontaneity by Call Number: B126 .S6453 2014ISBN: 077043763XPublication Date: New York : Crown Publishers, [2014]Content is the same as in Trying Not to Try: Ancient China, Modern Science, and the Power of Spontaneity although with different subtitle.
The Way of Water and Sprouts of Virtue by Call Number: B126 .A45 1997ISBN: 0791433854Publication Date: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1997.
Search Classical Chinese books in KU Libraries catalog
Classical Texts Database
- Han da wen ku: CHANT (Chinese Ancient Texts) Center This link opens in a new windowCHANT is an on-going project of collections of Chinese ancient texts. KU Libraries have access to the following contents in CHANT: Database of Bronze Inscriptions (Jin wen 金文); Excavated Wood/Bamboo and Silk Scripts (Zhu jian bo shu I, II, III 竹簡帛書 I, II, III ); Database of Traditional Chinese Texts: Xian Qin Liang Han, pre-220AD (先秦兩漢), and free vocabulary dictionaries.
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Materials for Grammar Assistance
Outline of Classical Chinese Grammar by Call Number: PL1101 .P84 1995ISBN: 0774805056Publication Date: Vancouver : UBC Press, 1995.
