This course surveys an array of Tibetan literary masterworks from ancient times to the present. Students read English Translations of Tibetan materials that are informed and contextualized by modern scholarship. Rather than focus on doctrinal works that comprise the majority of Tibet�s textual corpus, this course explores Tibet�s great narrative traditions, in both prose and verse, from folktales and trickster stories to heroic warrior epics to the aftermath of enlightenment in Buddhist biographies. Through this literature, students become familiar with the various cultural, intellectual, and historical movements that have shaped the Tibetan literary landscape. This is a discussion-based seminar where students take active roles in directing the conversation towards the topics of their greatest interest. Recommended prerequisite: ASIA 1700.
instructor(s)
Hirshberg, Dan
Primary Instructor
- Spring 2024 / Fall 2024
