SURVEY OF JAPANESE LITERATURE 1*

国際教養学部

ALIT3310

コース情報

担当教員: THOMPSON Mathew

単位数: 4

年度: 2024

学期: 春学期

曜限: 月4, 木4

形式: 対面授業

レベル: 300

アクティブラーニング: あり

他学部履修: 可

評価方法

授業参加

30%

リアクションペーパー

40%

レポート

30%

その他

Course Requirements and Grading Policy: 1) Reading Responses, 40% of final grade. Students should be prepared to write reading responses on a regular basis basis, at least once a week. 2) Final, 30% of final grade. Depending on enrollment, this will be a longer essay of 8 pages or a written exam. 3) Class participation, 30% of final grade. Students will be expected to participate actively in daily discussions. 4) Regular attendance. Late arrivals will be considered the same as an absence. Any student missing more than two classes will receive a lower final grade. Students who are absent more than six classes will fail. Beyond class participation, your grade for the course will depend upon the quality and thoughtfulness of the writing you do. All writing of this kind will be submitted online at the Moodle site. Students are free to contact me through email, and I am always willing to make appointments for meetings outside of class.

詳細情報

概要

The literature of premodern Japan is remarkable for the depth and richness of its aesthetic sensibilities and for the range of voices and ideas it gives expression to. This course is intended as a general survey of the poetry, tales and performance genres that have exerted a lasting influence on the cultural history and literary legacy of pre-modern and modern Japan. We will spend our time reading the most interesting, the most respected, and the most provocative literature produced in Japan from the 8th century to the 19th century. This course is highly recommended (but not required) for students who wish to take higher level classes in pre-modern Japanese literature.

目標

The goals of the course are as follows: 1) To familiarize students with the core of Japan’s literary canon, beginning with the earliest collections of poetry from the 8th century and ending with the urban tales of the mid 18th century; 2) to introduce students to the issues and methodologies that have informed modern reception of pre-modern literature; 3) to acquaint students with some of the themes and ideals that have repeatedly found expression in Japanese culture; 4) to cultivate the student’s analytical and interpretive skills through in-depth class discussion and frequent writing assignments.

授業外の学習

Average required reading for each class: roughly 50 - 70 pages (150 minutes). Regular writing assignments - aside from the midterm and final papers, students will be required to submit regular reading responses (80 minutes).

所要時間: 230 minutes

スケジュール

Introduction: The following provides a rough guideline for the content of the class, but the readings change from year to year. A detailed syllabus will be distributed during the first meeting.
Early Narratives: Taketori monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter) and Nihon ryoiki (Record of Miraculous Events in Japan)
Early Poetry I: Manyoshu (Collection of Myriad Leaves)
Early Poetry and the Poem-tale: Kokin wakashu (Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern) and Ise monogatari (Tales of Ise)
Court Tales: Genji monogatari (The Tale of Genji) "The Paulownia Pavilion" and "The Broom Tree"
Genji monogatari, cont. "Twilight Beauty" and "Young Murasaki"
Genji monogatari, cont. "Beneath the Autumn Leaves" and "Heart to Heart"
Genji monogatari, cont. "The Tendril Wreath," "The Warbler's First Song," and "Butterflies"
Genji monogatari, cont. "The Fireflies," "The Pink," "The Cressets," and "The Typhoon"
Genji monogatari, cont. "The Imperial Progress," "Thoroughwort Flowers," and "The Handsome Pillar"
Genji monogatari, cont. "Spring Shoots I"
Genji monogatari, cont. "Spring Shoots II"
Genji monogatari, cont. "The Law" and "The Seer"
Makura no Soshi (The Pillow Book) Selected passages.
Makura no Soshi, cont. Selected passages.
Misc. Court Tales TBA
Hojoki (An Account of my Hut)
Medieval Tales and Essays: Heike monogatari (The Tale of the Heike)
Heike monogatari, cont.
Tsurezuregusa (Essays in Idleness)
Early Medieval Poetry and Performance: Shinkokin wakashu (New Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern) and assorted Noh plays
Linked Verse: The poetry of Shinkei
Haikai Poetry and Prose: Selected Hokku
Oku no hosomichi (The Narrow Road to the Interior)
Urban Tales: Sonezaki Shinju (Love Suicide at Sonezaki)
Urban Tales II: Saikaku, Koshoku gonin onna (Five Women who Loved Love)
Urban Theater and the 47 Ronin: Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers)
Chushingura, cont.

教科書

All texts will be made available to students through Moodle.

参考書

Most readings will be available on-line through the Moodle website.