Course: Classical Japanese Literature

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Course title Classical Japanese Literature
Course code ASJ/KLI
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Abbasová Veronika, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
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

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
Learning outcomes
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.
Prerequisites
The course is designed for students of the Bachelor´s programme of Japanese Philology.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Essay

written essay, examination covering the topics handled in lessons, reading at least 5-6 books (by authors covered in lessons - in Czech translation)
Recommended literature
  • Keene, D. (1993). Seeds in the Heart. New York.
  • Keene, D. (1976). World Within Walls. New York.
  • Miner, E.; Odagiri, H.; Morrell, R. (1988). The Princeton Companion to Classical Japanese Literature. Princeton.
  • Novák, M. (1989). Japonská literatura I. Praha.
  • Švarcová, Z. (2005). Japonská literatura 712 - 1868. Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Japanese Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Japanese Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Japanese Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Japanese Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter