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Session 06: Premodern prose narratives—Korea: Nine Cloud Dream (Kuunmong)
Topics for this session
❖ Premodern prose narratives—Korea: Nine Cloud Dream (Kim Man-jung, late 17th c.)
Thoughts*
Spring 2013: I am trying to branch away from my previous approach to these premodern segments, which were lecture style, into something that engages the material by the students. I have found, in the past, that when it comes time to do the individual essay and joint project work that the premodern texts are difficult for students to incorporate into their analysis. So, I've decided to use this opportunity for the groups to begin to learn how they want to organize themselves for the large project they will take on. So,
... today I give some basic information then run two exercises the get the students involved in the story. The second of these begins here, continues over the weekend, the wraps up on Tuesday.
Required—to be completed for today's session
✓ You are to have completed a careful reading of Nine Cloud Dream, in full. It is important to read the entire work since we look at narrative development (outcomes of choices, etc.) and expressive styles (that only can be captured by seeing the work as a whole, or at least large segments of it). As stated elsewhere, reading summaries of the work does not provide the necessary perspective.
Other
If interested here's a 7:35 YouTube video "Nine Cloud Dream" described as — AsianArtMuseum: "Uploaded on May 28, 2009 Digitized from VHS, this video re-tells a popular Korean folktale using a beautiful Korean screen from the collection of the Asian Art Museum."
*UNDER CONSTRUCTION: If this has not been erased it means something on this page is incomplete. Perhaps I want to recheck information or perhaps I haven't converted the page from the version of the previous class. It is available but should be taken dubiously.
*THOUGHTS: My hope is that you look at this portion BEFORE a session. If there is content here it might help you focus on the main points of the day. However, I add various things here at various times. When I feel I haven't succeeded in class stating something clearly, I might restate it here. Of if it is a difficult concept in might be given in written form here. I will assume that you have read and rechecked for changes this session in preparation for any midterm or other quiz or test.