Chin Poetry 2024

Welcome to our course website Chin_Poetry_2024!

Session 1: Organizational issues FRI Mar 1, 8:00-9:30 s. 400

FRI (8:00-9:30 s. 400) 9:45-11:15 SIN III s. 424 中國文學-詩歌 Język chiński klasyczny – proza lub poezja Chin Poetry 2024 1.3.-7.6.2024 (S1 1.3., S2 8.3., S3 15.3., S4 22.3., S5 29.3., S6 5.4., S7 12.4., S8 19.4., S9 26.4., S10 3.5., S11 10.5., S12 17.5., S13 24.5., S14 31.5., S15 7.6.)

What we learn in this class

• We learn to differentiate between classical/premodern and modern Chinese.
• We learn to differentiate between traditional and simplified characters.
• We learn grammatical rules of classical/premodern Chinese.
• We learn motifs in classical/premodern Chinese poems.
• We learn classical/premodern vocabulary.

Textbooks and Tools

At the end of this semester, we will read, understand and translate some classical/premodern Chinese poems, especially the seemingly best ones in world literature, Tang and Song poems.

The course to learn to read classical Japanese for beginners is an example that we do not need to start from the quotation and explain grammar and vocabulary while we are working through the quotation, but instead we can first ignore the texts and start to learn the basics and get a basic understanding of wenyanwen.

So we are not going to start with the texts, but first will lay a foundation of understanding classical/premodern Chinese including grammar, vocabulary, images used in poems etc.

In order to plan a diverse semester with different sorts of explanations and exercises, we first will have a look at existing concepts for learning wenyanwen for beginners. This ensures to also incorporate the newest learning material and media forms.

As an introduction to Classical Chinese for beginners, please decide which of the following links you want to follow, to read and then to introduce to the fellow students:

• https://www.hackingchinese.com/learning-classical-chinese-is-for-everyone-no-seriously/

• https://www.outlier-linguistics.com/products/intro-literary-classical-chinese?rfsn=4170716.4415dd

(Please ignore the advertisement for their 16 session video course in Classical Chinese.)

• https://www.reddit.com/r/classicalchinese/?rdt=49690

(This is blog-like Reddit contents.)

• https://www.ultimatechinaguide.com/how-to-learn-classical-chinese-part-1/

• https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Classical_Chinese

This is an open text book for learning Chinese with a grammar part and a text part. We will use the grammar part for some basic understanding of

1. Pronouns,
2. Particles,
3. Nouns,
4. Adjectives,
5. Adverbs,
6. Verbs

Although we will need to correct some of its translations (子、君、...), since they are not fully accurate, it is helpful for learning.

• Video Introductions:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6x4l3LW3fU
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2Nf4davZWo
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlPUaKGu-Oc

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1MX4y1n7fF/?spm_id_from=333.337.search-card.all.click&vd_source=55485085dc7182aa31aa0e7478de747b

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Mu411E7Mw/?spm_id_from=333.788.recommend_more_video.1&vd_source=55485085dc7182aa31aa0e7478de747b

这个有500多集，b站也不全。讲的也不错。都是古代的文学作品的讲解。有字幕

https://www.163.com/dy/article/IHUF2S3Q0552OQUI.html

https://www.xuboke.cn/p/301.html

https://www.thn21.com/wen/yufa/

Introductions

• Classical Chinese 2023 文言文，包括基本的概要 with a general introduction into classical Chinese
• Examples of classical Chinese poetry with modern Chinese translation Critical Overview of Chinese Literature 2023 例子：蘇東坡之賦

Tools

• Fulltext & English translation of Lunyu: http://www.acmuller.net/con-dao/analects.html, of Liji: https://ctext.org/liji
• Wenyanwen Zidian: https://wyw.hwxnet.com/

Homework until Session 2

Please make a Chinese translation of the text of the topic you selected for presentation including questions at the end of the textbook text. When you select a topic, please coordinate with your class representative that no other students selects the same topic.

Preparatory homework for every session

Please prepare the topics of the following session by reading the respective texts in the textbook and by answering the respective questions.

Homework until Session 5

Please translate another topic you are interested in into English. When you select another topic, please coordinate with your class representative that no other students selects the same topic.

Homework until Session 10

Please translate another topic you are interested in into English. When you select another topic, please coordinate with your class representative that no other students selects the same topic.

Homework until Session 15

Please translate another topic you are interested in into English. When you select another topic, please coordinate with your class representative that no other students selects the same topic.

Final paper after Session 15

Please think of a new topic of a phenomenon of traditional or modern Chinese culture. Please use the same format as the other topics in the textbook, including text, terms, references, questions. Whenever you indicate a reference, please also mention the page number. When you select another topic, please coordinate with your class representative that no other students selects the same topic and confirm with the instructor that the topic is appropriate.

Session 2 FRI Mar 1, 9:45-11:15 s. 424 SIN III

The topics and contents of the following sessions will be determined by the selection of the students.

C1 Mar 8, C2 Mar 15

Session 4 FRI Mar 22, 9:45-11:15 s. 424 SIN III

C3 Mar 29

Mar 28 - Apr 2: Easter Holiday in Poland

Session 6 FRI Apr 5, 9:45-11:15 s. 424 SIN III

Apr 4-6 is Qingming holiday in China, the Chinese students make up for the missed classes on Sun (!) Apr 7 and 28.

C4 Apr 12, C5 Apr 19

Session 8 FRI Apr 26, 9:45-11:15 s. 424 SIN III

May 1-3 are Workers' and Constitution holidays in Poland. (May 8 is sports holiday.)

May 1-5 is an extended May 1st holiday in China, the Chinese students make up for missed classes on Sat May 11.

Session 10 FRI May 10, 9:45-11:15 s. 424 SIN III

C6 May 17, C7 May 24, C8 May 31, C9 Jun 7

May 30-31 holiday Corpus Christi in Poland.

June 8-10 is Duanwu holiday in China.

Session 12 FRI June 14, 9:45-11:15 s. 424 SIN III

Mon Jun 17 (Thursday classes), Tue Jun 18 (Friday classes) in Poland.

Final Exam FRI Jun 21, 9:45-11:15 s. 400 SIN III

Exam session: Jun 24-Jul 7. Retake session Sep 1-15.

Jul 20-22 Chinese Studies Conference.