RLB107 Classical Chinese IV

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2007
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková
Timetable
Wed 15:00–16:35 A45
Prerequisites (in Czech)
RLAB64 Chinese III
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of this four-semester course of literary Chinese (wenyan) is to offer a systematic introduction into the study of language of Chinese classsical texts and to introduce a basic reading of classics, including the formal and content interpretation of selected texts, so that the students can continue independent readings of commented texts with the help of dictionary and reference literature. Part IV continues readings of texts of classical Chinese philosophers, historians and poets. Each text is analysed lexically as well as grammatically, and relevant aspects of life at the time of their origin are also discussed. Texts are again complemented by a range of excercises (independent translations from wenyan into Czech and from Czech into wenyan, questions and answers, interpretation of selected topics from texts). In certain cases, Chinese original text is compared to some of its authoritative translations.
Literature
  • Vochala, Jaromír, Žu-čen Vochalová: Úvod do gramatiky klasické čínštiny. Praha 1976, 1980. Skriptum UK.
  • Kiu, K. L. (vybrala a přeložila): 100 Ancient Chinese Fables. Hongkong 1985, 1987. Shangwu Yinshuguan.
  • Boltz, William G.: Early Chinese writing. In: World Archaeology, 1986, vol. 17, No 3, str. 420-435.
  • Norman, Jerry: Chinese. Cambridge 1988. Cambridge University Press.
  • Haenisch, Erich: Lehrgang der klassischen chinesischen Schriftsprache I - II. Leipzig 1972. VEB Verlag Enzyklopädie.
  • Karlgren, Bernhard: Sound and Symbol in Chinese. London 1929.
  • Gabelentz, Georg von der: Chinesische Grammatik. Berlin 1953 (reprint 1. vyd. z r. 1883). Deutscher Verlag der Wissenschaften.
  • Lomová, Olga: Čítanka tangské poezie. Praha 1995. Skriptum UK.
  • SHADICK, Harold and Ch'iao CHIEN. A first course in literary Chinese. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1968, xi, s. 497. ISBN 0-8014-9856-2. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Vstupní podmínky kolokvia a zkoušky: písemný test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2007, recent)
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