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HUMA 3203 - Spring 

Chinese Creative Writing—Reading Literary Classics and Writing Essays 

 

Instructor: Professor Yan Lianke

 

Course Description 

 

This course will introduce selective Western and Chinese literary novels and provides students with a forum for extended practice in the art of creative writing. It is designed for students who have little or no previous experience writing literary texts in a particular genre. Introductory workshops introduce students to a variety of technical and imaginative concerns through exercises, readings, and discussions. In addition to weekly reading literary classics, this course will especially focus on writing literary novels in Chinese or cross the boundaries of the genre.

 

Assessment

Attendance + Class participation: 20%

Writing assignments: 20%+60%

 

Learning Outcomes

 

Knowledge/Content Related: Through guidance in a small classroom setting, students will learn to interpret and write literary novels.

Academic Skills/Competencies: By reading world literary classics and Chinese literary classics, students will understand the essence of literary creative writing. Other Learning Outcomes: Through hands on coaching sessions, students will discover and express their own creativity in the genre of fiction.

 

第一 精神经验——20 世界文学的新源 附:《在流放地》 (捷克) 卡夫卡

第二 ——人物的内化与 附:《南极》 爱尔兰 吉根

第三 非故事——一种散马为风的叙述 附:《白象似的群山》 (美国) 海明威

第四 结构与叙述:写作中的新皇帝(上) 附:《叫》 (美国)爱伦.金斯堡

第五 结构与叙述:写作中的新皇帝(下) 附:《卢维纳 (墨西哥) 胡安.鲁尔福

第六 元小——还原写作与阅读作家之家 附:《浪子回家》 (法国) 纪德

第七 :叙述蛇道上的梦幻与现实 附:《南方》 (阿根廷) 赫斯

第八 第三空——文学域的界内与界外 附:《河的三条岸》 (巴西) 罗萨

第九 ——关于一种度与立的写作 附:《猴子奇遇 (前苏联 左琴科

第十 丑、、邪——文学面的异经验 附:《好人难寻 (美国) 奥康

第十一 寓言——让故事飘过时间的河 附:铸剑 (中国) 鲁迅

第十二 域地守根——现代写作中的复古歌 附:《伊豆的舞女》 (日本) 川端康成