This course provides students with knowledge of historical narrative in Chinese literature from literacy perspective with reference to Chinese historiography, through an in-depth study of notable writers and selected masterpieces in relation to history and culture. The course will examine what can or should count as the historical truth in both Chinese literature and historical writing, and investigate how writers and historians constructed / deconstructed the collective historical memory influenced by the objectivity and subjectivity of historical cognition. Students are also encouraged to develop an informed critical and creative attitude to evaluate the roles of historical narrative in the context of realistic world as a cultural phenomenon.

Continuous Assessment: 100%