Confucius’ Analects

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This is an advanced course of Chinese language and culture. Students will read passages from the Analects (Lunyu) of Confucius, or Kongzi (551-479 BCE), in its original text and the accompanying exegeses and illustrative stories in modern Chinese, with focuses on these passages’ linguistic, literary, and philosophical aspects. Thus, this course combines Chinese language and philosophy, classical and modern Chinese, as well as expository and narrative writings. Prerequisite: three years of Chinese language or equivalent.