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Lecturer(s)
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Abbasová Veronika, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Topics: Periodisation of Japanese literature Earliest literary works (Kojiki, Nihonshoki, Man´yoshu) Japanese authors writing in Chinese The period of unknown poets, Six geniuses of poetry Emperors´ poetry anthologies prose, monogatari (emphatically Genji monogatari) notebook literature, zuihitsu other prosaic forms - historical prose, feudal heroic epic, war stories Middle Ages poetry - renga, masters, schools, forms, outstanding anthologies Japanese drama European literary influence Genroku era - three geniuses (Matsuo Basho, Ihara Saikaku, Chikamatsu Monzaemon) Intelectuals of the 18th century, kokugaku Gesaku prose
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
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Learning outcomes
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This course provides the students with an overview of classical Japanese literature from the earliest period, over the classical period and the middle ages up to pre-modern era (until Meiji Restauration 1868). Students learn about the basic characteristics of Japanese classical literature, particular periods, traditional literary genres, outstanding writers and literary schools.
Upon successful completion of the course students will have a good grasp of Japanese literature from the earliest perios until 1868, knowledge of basic works, literary styles and writers of this time.
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Prerequisites
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The course is designed for students with an interest in Japanese literature, who do not study Japanese as their major.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Essay
essay on a topic covering student´s reading
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Recommended literature
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Keene, D. (1993). Seeds in the Heart. New York.
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Keene, D. (1976). World Within Walls. New York.
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Miner, E.; Odagiri, H.; Morrell, R. (1988). The Princeton Companion to Classical Japanese Literature. Princeton.
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Novák, M. (1989). Japonská literatura I. Praha.
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Švarcová, Z. (2005). Japonská literatura 712 - 1868. Praha.
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