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Academic Year 2001/2002
The Classics Reconsidered
ALIT 201 SP
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 th
e United States.
MAJOR READINGS
KOKINSHU: THE FIRST IMPERIALLY-COMMISSIONED COLLECTION OF WAKA POEMS
THE TALE OF THE GENJI
THE PILLOW BOOK OF SEI SHONAGON
THE CHANGELINGS
TALES OF TIMES NOW PAST
noh plays
linked verse and
haiku
GREAT MIRROR OF MALE LOVE, LIFE OF
AN AMOROUS WOMAN
Ukiyoburo: THE BATHS
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Weekly response papers, oral presentations, two 5-page papers.
COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture/Discussion
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA AL&L
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
NONE
SECTION 01
- Instructor(s): Kawashima,Terry
- Times: .M.W... 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: FISK305
- Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 30)
- SR. major: 6 Jr. major: 5
- SR. non-major: 6 Jr. non-major: 5 SO: 5 FR: 3
Special Attributes:
- Curricular Renewal: Speaking, Writing
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Last Updated on MAR-19-2002
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