CHINESE CULTURE AND LITERATURE 2

knowledge and understandig: general overview of the historical, philosophical and artistic basic themes and issues of Chinese civilization for understanding the events and critical debate on the Chinese literature, from the thirteenth century to modernity.

applying knowledge and understanding: Students will be able to understand and relate main historical events in the cultural and literary fields.

making judgement: students will be able to obtain critical skills with the chinese reality, in different context of everyday life and professional life.

communication skills: students will be able to express their ideas, projects and results obtained in a complex and articulated way.

learning skills: students will be able to interact with different professional and cultural contexts. They know how to interpret, understand and use independently their expressive capabilities.

The course will focus on the evolution of Chinese literature, from Yuan dynasty at the threshold of modernity, especially on crime fiction. The students are required to study the historical, philosophical and artistic contexts and the critical analysis of most representative literary works. The active participation in class will be strongly encouraged. In addition to the reference manuals, the teacher will submit additional materials during the semester.

1. Santangelo P., L’impero del Mandato Celeste. La Cina nei secoli XIV-XIX, Laterza, Bari, 2014.
2. Cheng A., Storia del pensiero cinese, Einaudi, Torino, 2000. (volume II)
3. Bertuccioli G., La Letteratura Cinese , L’asino d'oro, Roma, 2013 (dal VI capitolo)
4. Sabattini M., Santangelo P., Il Pennello di Lacca. La narrativa cinese dalla dinastia Ming ai giorni nostri, Laterza, Bari, 2008 (prima parte);
5. Benedetti L., Storia del giallo in Cina. La narrativa di crimine dagli esordi alla fine dell’impero, in via di pubblicazione
6. Una lettura tra i seguenti testi, in qualsiasi traduzione disponibile (italiana, inglese, francese, tedesca, etc. Rivolgersi al docente per eventuali consigli):
   - Sanguozhi yanyi (Il Romanzo dei Tre Regni)
   - Shuihu zhuan (Sul bordo dell’acqua/I briganti)
   - Xi you ji (Viaggio verso occidente/Lo scimmiotto)
   - Jinpingmei (Chin P’ing Mei)
   - Honglou meng (Il sogno della camera rossa/Storia della pietra)