CHIN-360 Chinese Literary Dream Texts

Professor Kafalas

A reading and discussion class examining traditional Chinese writings about dreams, including passages from historical and philosophical texts, fiction, plays, and dream interpretation manuals. (All readings are in Classical Chinese or late-imperial vernacular, with glosses.) Dreams will be viewed as manifestations of psychology, links to the other-worldly, harbingers of fate, images of desire, and narrative devices. (This course does not fulfill the humanities and writing General Education requirements.)

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: 318 or permission of instructor

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• 2004-2005 Fall and Spring
• 2005-2006 Fall and Spring
• 2006-2007 Fall and Spring
• 2007-2008 Fall and Spring
• 2008-2009 Fall and Spring
• 2009-2010 Fall and Spring
• 2010-2011 Fall and Spring
• 2011-2012 Fall and Spring
• 2012-2013 Fall and Spring

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