EAST 115 - Premodern Japanese Literature

FC ARHU CD

4 credits
This course introduces premodern Japanese literature following a roughly chronological order from the 8^th century to the 19^th century. We will explore the rich genres of premodern Japanese literature, such as mythology and poetry, court romance and military tales, fiction, and drama. Through close analysis of the literary works and their social and cultural contexts, we will discuss themes including but not limited to sacred and profane, gender and writing women, desire and sexuality, violence and order, print and performance, intertextuality, and intermediality.