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Course Outline Unit I - Indian Literature: "Nisi Dominus Frustra"
Course Outline Unit I - Indian Literature: "Nisi Dominus Frustra"
Afro-Asian Literature
Course Outline
A. Historical Background
B. Religions
C. The Analects of Confucius – to be reported by Miss Asis
D. A Little Incident by Lu Hsun – to be reported by ________________
E. Home readings of,
1. A Country Boy Quits in School by Lao Hsiang
2. A poetry by Li Po
A. Historical Background
B. Religions
C. The Thief Who Became A Disciple (A Zen Story) – to be reported by _______
D. The Blowfish by Wang Rengshu – to be reported by ______________
E. Home readings of,
1. What is a haiku?
2. The haikus of Matsu Basho
3. Japanese folktales
a. The Story of the Aged Mother
b. The Happy Mirror
A. Literary Background
B. New Yorker in Tondo by Marcelino Agana – to be reported by __________
C. To Grandma by Tan Seok Hoon – to be reported by _______________
D. Home readings of,
1. My Father Goes to Court by Carlos Bulosan
2. Catch Me A Star by Bernard Ming-Deh Harrison
3. The Interview by Patrick Ng Kah Onn (Malaysian Literature)
4. God Can Die by Edwin Thumbo (Singaporean Literature)
5. The Lotteries of Haji Zakaria (Indonesian Literature)
6. Why Women Wash the Dishes by Filomena Colendrino
Prepared by:
MC Barrera
Instructor