LOVERS, WARRIORS AND MONKS: SURVEY OF JAPANESE LITERATURE
Historical introduction to the important literary works of Japan, generally about courtly romance, idealized warriors, and the Buddhist search for enlightenment. This course will cover the classical period, from the eighth through the mid-nineteenth century; most material comes from the particularly wonderful tenth through sixteenth centuries. Not open to students with credit for E ASIAN 353 prior to Fall 2019.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: ASIALANG 104 , 356 , or placement into ASIALANG 203 . Not open to students with credit for LITTRANS 263 . Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Literature Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2022 Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize themes and conventions of premodern Japanese literature. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Identify related tributes and parodies in modern Japanese popular culture. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Build ambitious and persuasive arguments about short but complex texts. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Use Japanese-language references to gain deeper understanding of material. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize themes and conventions of premodern Japanese literature. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Identify related tributes and parodies in modern Japanese popular culture. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Build ambitious and persuasive arguments about short but complex texts. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Use Japanese-language references to gain deeper understanding of material. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027