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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: - Japanese prose in late 19th century - European literary "-isms" in Japan - shosetcu - from realist to naturalist perspective - Shinkankakuha - ideologies in prose writings - high-brow and low-brow literatures - popular (commercial) trends - reflections of Japan's modernisation - prose reflecting contemporary Japanese society
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
- Attendace
- 26 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 65 hours per semester
- Semestral Work
- 35 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Exam
- 26 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to introduce students to the development of prose forms in Japanese literature from the late 19th century to the present and their leading representatives. Students will observe the differences in the forms in terms of genre, direction, and language as they read selections in the Japanese original and in translation. They then compare the application of Western literary movements in Japanese literature with examples from European literature.
- understanding the development of modern Japanese literature and the main genres against the background of social and cultural changes - understanding the specificity of literary representation of reality - understanding the connection between the past and the present as mediated by literature - appreciation of the importance of cultural heritage - acquiring the ability to work with literary terminology - improving the ability to interpret a text as a structure of meaning - improving the ability to write academic essays - developing the ability to engage in scholarly polemics
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Prerequisites
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Bachelor's degree in Japanese philology, sufficient knowledge of the Japanese language to work with primary and secondary texts in Japanese.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam, Seminar Work
attendance, active participation in class, cca 1800 pages of compulsory reading (primary sources - 1500 pages, secondary sources - 300 pages), oral report, essay, written exam
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Recommended literature
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Keene, D. (1985). Dawn to the West: Japanese Literature of the Modern Era - Fiction, Poetry, Drama. New York.
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Nakamura, M. (1995). Contemporary Japanese Fiction (1926-1968). Tokyo.
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Novák, M. (1989). Japonská literatura II. Praha.
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Powell, I. Writers and Society in Modern Japan.
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Winkelhöferová, V. (2008). Slovník japonské literatury. Praha.
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