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Academic Year 2004/2005


Women Writers of Japan
ALIT 225 SP

Crosslistings:
WMST 221
EAST 235

This course is a survey of poetry and prose fiction by Japanese women writers, with a study of premodern and modern cultural history as the background.

MAJOR READINGS

Murasaki Shikibu, THE TALE OF GENJI
Sei Shonagon, THE PILLOW BOOK OF SEI SHONAGON
Lady Nijo, THE CONFESSIONS OF LADY NIJO
Higuchi Ichiyo, "On the Last Day of the Year" and "The Thirteenth Night"
Poetry of Yosano Akiko
Selections from: Tanaka and Hanson, To LIVE AND TO WRITE, and others

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Reading assignment for each class meeting, two papers, final examination

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA AL&L    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-21-2005


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