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Olds, Alan – Humanities, 1992
Describes a high school world literature course taught by an instructor from a National Endowment for the Humanities teacher-scholar program studying Chinese literature. Contends that students should learn about Chinese philosophy and value systems if they are to understand Chinese literature. (CFR)
Descriptors: Asian History, Chinese Culture, Confucianism, Cross Cultural Studies
Peer reviewedWidmer, Ellen – International Journal of Social Education, 1991
Discusses the relationship between the prominence of themes of the literate gentry woman in Chinese fiction and the rise of women poets. Examines later Japanese fiction to find influences of the woman reader and of earlier Chinese works. Explores the scholar-beauty novels, women as warriors, female martyrdom, and the equating of virtue with…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Authors, Chinese Culture, Confucianism
