The Classics Reconsidered
ALIT 201
Fall 2006 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
FGSS 201, EAST 210 |
The aim of this course is twofold: First, it will introduce students to a variety of texts in different genres from 8th- to early 19th-century Japan, including THE TALE OF GENJI, poetry collections, Buddhist tales, and urban narratives. Second, it will consider literature critically by asking questions such as: How do texts formulate and propagate a sense of national identity, and why? How do issues of gender and sexuality figure into our readings of these texts? What are the ways in which religious beliefs, ritual, and performance converge? How do we define popular culture? Is it subversive, complicit, or both? We will also examine the context within which the canon of premodern Japanese literature has been shaped and studied in both Japan and the United States. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Speaking, Writing |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA AL&L |
| Course Format: Lecture/Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (FGSS) |
Major Readings:
Various compilers, KOKINSHU
Murasaki Shikibu, THE TALE OF THE GENJI
THE PILLOW BOOK OF SEI SHONAGON
TALES OF TIMES NOW PAST
Ihara Saikaku, GREAT MIRROR OF MALE LOVE / LIFE OF AN AMOROUS WOMAN
Shikitei Sanba, THE BATHS
Noh plays
Linked verse and haiku
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Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly response papers, midterm exam, and a final paper. |
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