? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 8  ? Acronym : LLC-1-LLC

A survey of twentieth-century Chinese literature in translation, through selected readings on topics such as the emancipation of women, revolution in the countryside, youth and age, sex and love, literature and disent and literature and power.

? This course is only available to part year visiting students.

? This course is a variant of the following course : AS0003

Home subject area

Asian Studies, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

? Normal year taken : 1st year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 22 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 1 hour(s) per week for 20 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Monday 15:00 15:50 Central Lecture Tuesday 15:00 15:50 Central Lecture Thursday 15:00 15:50 Central

The course aims to develop insights into one of the world's major civilisations in its modern transformations; to develop an understanding o 20th-century China through one of its chief modes of expression: formal written literature in a self-consicously modern mode; to develop skills in eth appreciation and analysis of literary works within the limitations imposed by translation; to develop the communicative skills of writing and discussion.

one essay (c 2500 words)(50%); 1 class exam (50%).

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST May 1 - 3 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Margaret Gall
Tel : (0131 6)50 4227
Email : Margaret.Gall@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Julian Ward
Tel : (0131 6)50 4226
Email : Julian.Ward@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/