Early China: Parallel Text and Bibliography in Early China

The seminar examines the gradual evolution of early Chinese textuality from the pre-imperial through the early imperial period, with particular emphasis on questions of parallel passages in early texts; authorship, compilation, and circulation; and classification and bibliography. Readings are in classical Chinese and in various languages of modern scholarship. In addition, the seminar introduces the relevant Digital Humanities tools (CText.org) and databases (CHANT) for identifying and analyzing parallel passages in ancient Chinese writings. Languages of instruction: English and Chinese.