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Lecturer(s)
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Ulman Vít, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Abbasová Veronika, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
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Hanlon Kurtis, PhD.
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Course content
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1. Course Overview 2. Early records Readings: Kojiki, Hitachi no Kuni Fudoki 3. Early Poetry Readings: Man'y?sh?, Kaif?s? 4. Heian Poetry Readings: Kokinsh?, Sinitic poetry 5. Heian Tales Readings: The Ise Stories, The Tale of Genji 6. Heian Records Readings: The Tosa Diary, The Diary of Murasaki Shikibu, The Pillow Book 7. Medieval Poetry Readings: Uta-awase, Shin Kokinsh? 8. Medieval Tales Readings: The Riverside Counselor's Stories, A Collection of Tales from Uji 9. Medieval Records Readings: Confession of Lady Nij?, Essays in Idleness 10. War Tales Readings: Tale of the Heike, Taiheiki 11. Tales Retold Readings: Gikeiki, Noh theater 12. New Poetic Forms Readings: Renga, Haiku 13. Early Modern Fiction Readings: Saikaku, Parodies
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
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Learning outcomes
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In this course we will survey classical Japanese literature from its beginnings to the late 1800s, covering a wide variety of prose, poetry, and drama. We will tie literary genres to their historical moment to better contextualize what each text is doing, both for the author and the audience. Although such a short course is unable to capture the full variety of literary movements and genres, students will finish the course with a general understanding of 1500 years of literature and able to determine avenues for future reading and research. Excerpts from literary works are used in the lectures, either in translation or in original accompanied by translation. The lectures are also accompanied by audiovisual materials. As there are currently no literature seminars in the undergraduate program, a part of every lecture is dedicated to discussing what students read; each lecture therefore has a recommended reading list. The course it taught in English.
By the end of this course, students will be able to: - Differentiate between the major genres of classical Japanese literature, summarize their features, and approximate the rough time period any particular text was written. - Analyze the themes of a text and classify the genre the text likely belongs to (eg. waka, renga, monogatari, nikki, zuihitsu). - Analyze and explain how a particular text relates to the historical moment in which it was written. - Debate about historical and contemporary interpretations of various texts and defend their own interpretation as it relates to their lived experiences. - Produce an argumentative essay that answers a question about classical Japanese literature and explains how it relates to the themes covered in the course.
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Prerequisites
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The course is designed for students of the Bachelor´s programme of Japanese Philology.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Mark, Essay
Reading (approximately 500 pages of prose, secondary sources about 150 pages), student choice of assignments (discussions, Moodle posts, quizzes, short papers), final exam, paper, or project Letter grades are awarded based on the combined points a student earns on their choice of available assignments throughout the semester and their performance on their choice of final. Out of a possible 100 points, students need to earn the following totals to earn each grade: 20 for an E, 25 for a D, 32 for a C, 40 for a B, and 50 for an A. Available assignments and point values will be shared at the start of the course.
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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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