Week Date (Wed.)   Topic

1      2.17         Introduction to the course; History of Chinese Drama

2     2.24         1. Injustice to Dou E 竇娥冤

3     3.3           1. Injustice to Dou E 竇娥冤

                            Outside Reading 1: Chang Boils the Sea 張生煮海

4     3.10         2. The Orphan of Zhao趙氏孤兒

5     3.17         2. The Orphan of Zhao趙氏孤兒

Outside Reading 2: The Story of the Western Wing 西廂記

6     3.24         3. The Peony Pavilion 牡丹亭

7      3.31         3. The Peony Pavilion 牡丹亭

8      4.7           Mid-term Examination

9      4.14         4. Thunderstorm 雷雨

                                Outside Reading 3: Teahouse 茶館

10    4.21         4. Thunderstorm 雷雨

11    4.28         5. Bus Stop 車站

12    5.5           5. Bus Stop 車站

13    5.12         6. Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land (1986) 暗戀桃花源

14    5.19         6. Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land (1986) 暗戀桃花源

15    5.26         Report on outside readings, live performance, and Skit

16    6.2           Review; Final Examination

17    6.9           Flexible Week 1: Viewing The Peony Pavilion and a review

18    6.16         Flexible Week 2: Viewing a life performance and a review

Students are expected to preview the assigned text materials and MOOC videos on the Moodle platform before coming to the class. A quiz will be given to students before an assigned reading is taught in class. Students will be divided into small groups to do a 15-minute oral presentation related to weekly reading topics, to be followed by class discussion. Students are expected to go to a live performance and write a 1-page critique on it. A mid-term examination and final examination will be given in class according to the class schedule. All students are encouraged to participate in class discussion.

學生上課前應預習，並觀賞中國戲劇磨課師輔助教學影片(MOOC on the Moodle platform)。上新課前先小考。學生將分組做十五分鐘，與當周主題相關的口頭報告並帶領課堂討論。期中和期末有期中考和期末考。學生們應多參與課堂討論。

請點擊以下連結前往課程:

http://moocs.nccu.edu.tw/course/232

授課教師Office Hours及地點(必填)

Research 250738, 10 am – 2 pm Monday

Evaluation and Grading Percentage

Quizzes                                                           20%

Oral Presentation and Class Discussion       10%

Play Critique                                                   10%

Mid-term Examination                                  30%

Final Examination                                        30%

Texts and Reference

Required Textbook

Chen, Xiaomei. The Columbia Anthology of Modern Chinese Drama. New York:

Columbia University Press, 2010. # 895.125208 C726

Mackerras, Colin. Chinese Drama: a Historical Survey. Beijing, China: New World  

      Press: China International Book Trading Corporation, 1990. # 792.0951 M157

West, Stephen H., and Wilt L. Idema. Monks, Bandits, Lovers, and Immortals: Eleven Early Chinese Plays. Indianapolis: Hackett Pub. Co., 2010. # 895.12408 M745

Reference

Chen, Xiaomei. Reading the Right Text: An Anthology of Contemporary Chinese Drama. Honolulu: U of Hawai'i P, 2003.  # 895.12508 R287

Cheung, Martha, and Jane Lai. An Oxford Anthology of Contemporary Chinese Drama. New York: Oxford UP, 1997. # 895.125208 O98

Dolby, William. Eight Chinese Plays from the Thirteenth Century to the Present.

London: Elek, 1978. # 895.12008 E34

Guy, Nancy. Peking Opera and Politics in Taiwan. Urbana, Illinois: U of Illinois P,

     2005. # 306.4840951156 G986

Gunn, Edward M, ed. Twentieth-century Chinese Drama: an Anthology.

Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1983. # 895.12508 T971

Shih, Chung-wen. The Golden Age of Chinese Drama, Yüan Tsa-Chü. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton UP, 1976. # 895.12409 S555 (下架區需調閱)

Sieber, Patricia. Theaters of Desire : Authors, Readers, and the Reproduction of Early Chinese Song-Drama, 1300-2000. 1st ed ed. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. # 895.12409 S571

Swatek, Catherine C. Peony Pavilion Onstage : Four Centuries in the Career of a Chinese Drama. Ann Arbor: Center for Chinese Studies U of Michigan, 2002. #N/A

Tanlayco, Milagros G. Chinese Traditional Drama : A Mirror of Values. Manila, Philippines: UST Pub. House, 2000. #N/A

Yan, Haiping, and editor. Theater and Society : An Anthology of Contemporary Chinese Drama. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, 1998. # 895.125208 T374

Ye, Tan. Historical Dictionary of Chinese Theater. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2008. # 792.095103 Y37

---. The A to Z of Chinese Theater. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 2010. # 792.095103 Y37a

徐城北著，陳耕濤譯。2003。《中國京劇》(英文版)。北京市：五洲傳播。# 只

   有中文版982.1 8536-2

蔡文婷等著。2004。《弦歌不輟：臺灣戲曲故事》(中英對照)。臺北市：光華雜

      誌。 # 983.3 8467