Studies works of early medieval (ca. 200-600 AD) and/or late medieval (600-900) prose that played important role in development of Chinese literature. Writers and topics vary, ranging from surveys of specific genre, literary essays, proto-fIction, or historical writings, to focused studies of major figures Liu Zhiji, Han Yu, or Liu Zongyuan. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Prereq., CHIN 4220 or instructor consent required.