OSAKA UNIVERSITY SHORT-TERM STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM _

01f-7
LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE OF EAST ASIA

Akio GOTO, et al. (Faculty of Letters)

Objective
The purpose of this course is to help students understand the outline of Japanese literature and language. In addition, students may acquire knowledge of ancient Chinese culture, which made a great impact on ancient Japan, in the course. The course can be divided into four parts. In the first part (week 1-5), we will discuss the history of Japanese literature in a broad sense. In the second part (week 6, 7), we will give lectures on the Japanese character, writing and vocabulary. In the third part (week 8), we will argue about Western and Japanese literature from a comparative view. And the last part (week 9, 10) will be devoted to discussing ancient Chinese culture and literature.

Textbook
No particular books will be used

Lecture Outline
Week 1. Introduction to Japanese literature Haruki II, Japanese classical literature
Week 2. Reading and analysis of Japanese folk tale and medieval literature Hiroshi ARAKI, Japanese medieval literature
Week 3. Books and publications in Edo period Youichi IIKURA, Japanese early modern literature
Week 4. A survey of Japanese modern literature Takatosi IZUHARA, Japanese modern literature
Week 5. Japanese literature written in Chinese classical style Akio GOTO, Japanese reading of Chinese classics
Week 6. Characteristic of Japanese letters and vocabulary Satoshi KINSUI, Japanese linguistics
Week 7. Orthography of romanized Japanese Masato HACHIYA, Japanese Linguistics
Week 8. Western literature and modern Japan Takashi NAITO, Comparative Literature
Week 9. Society and Art of ancient China Bunji TAKAHASHI, Chinese Literature
Week 10. Historiography of Chinese songs: focusing upon the term 'poetic history' Yoji ASAMI, Chinese Literature, Poetry and Poetics

Grading
Class participation 50% Term paper to be submitted at the end of the course 50% (The term paper can be connected to only one of the 10 themes of the course.)