OSAKA UNIVERSITY SHORT-TERM STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM _

An introductory survey of classical Japanese literature with particular focus on Noh drama. Readings will focus first on poetic and prose classics from the eighth to the fifteenth centuries, and then on famous Noh plays inspired by those classics (most composed in the fifteenth century and still frequently performed today). Supplementary lectures will focus attention on political, religious, and social contingencies influencing the formation and perpetuation of cultural tradition.

Required Textbooks

• Keene, Donald, ed. Anthology of Japanese literature : Earliest Era to Mid-Nineteenth Century.
• Tyler, Royall, ed. and trans. Japanese Noh Dramas.

Course Schedule

Week 1.	Lecture: Historical survey of classical Japanese literature Reading for next week: Keene, Introduction, Kokinshu, Six Collections, Tales of Ise
Week 2.	Lecture: Classical Japanese poetry Reading for next week: Keene, Tosa Diary, Kagero Nikki, The Pillow Book
Week 3.	Lecture: Heian court diaries Reading for next week: Keene, Yugao + other chapters from The Tale of Genji
Week 4.	Lecture: The Tale of Genji (1) Reading for next week: Individually assigned chapters of The Tale of Genji
Week 5.	Lecture: The Tale of Genji (2) Reading for next week: Keene, Tale of the Heike, An Account of My Hut, Tales from the Uji Collection
Week 6.	Lecture: Literature of the Kamakura period Reading for next week: Keene, Shinkokinshu, Three Poets at Minase; Tyler, General Introduction
Week 7.	Lecture & Video: Introduction to Noh Reading for next week: Tyler, Takasago, Kureha
Week 8.	Lecture & Video: First-category Noh plays featuring deities Reading for next week: Tyler, Atsumori, Tadanori, Yashima
Week 9.	Lecture & Video: Second-category Noh plays featuring warrior ghosts Reading for next week: Tyler, Matsukaze, Izutsu, Nonomiya, Eguchi
Week 10.	Lecture & Video: Third-category Noh plays featuring women Reading for next week: Keene, Sotoba Komachi; Tyler, Sumidagawa
Week 11.	Lecture & Video: Fourth-category Noh plays Reading for next week: Tyler, Funa Benkei, Yamanba
Week 12.	Lecture & Video: Fifth-category Noh plays
Week 13-14.	Review
Week 15.	Final exam

Evaluation
Evaluation will be based on class participation, a weekly journal, and a final exam.