FF:JPNB35 Reading of Japanese Fiction - Course Information
JPNB35 Reading of Japanese Fiction
Faculty of ArtsAutumn 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- Andrea Boccardi (lecturer)
Mgr. Marek Mikeš, Ph.D. (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Zuzana Rozwałka, Ph.D.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts - Timetable
- each odd Friday 8:00–11:40 B2.51, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 25/25, only registered: 37/25 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Japanese Studies (programme FF, B-JA_) (3)
- Course objectives
- This course is aimed at individual reading of Japanese prose and poetry published in English, Czech or other translations. The objective is to become familiar with the main works of Japanese literature, its renowned authors and the topics its deals with, and to acquire a deeper understanding of Japan’s cultural and social background. Publications are to be found in the Main Library, individual choice is welcomed.
- Learning outcomes
- At the end of the course students will be able to
define the main themes in selected works of Japanese literature;
explain the social and cultural context of the themes of the selected works in analytical text;
demonstrate the knowledge of selected works of Japanese literature and their topics in analytical discussion;
compare the selected topics of chosen literary works in analytical text;
formulate their opinions on the analyzed literary works in scholarly discussion. - Syllabus
- Selected literary works for winter semester 2018 are as follows: Natsume Sōseki - Sanshirō Tanizaku Junichirō - The Makioka Sisters Kawabata Yasunari - Snow country/The Sound of the Mountain Abe Kōbō - The Woman in the Dunes Ogawa Yōko - The Memory Police
- Literature
- Tanizaki Džúničiró- Sestry Makiokovy.
- Abe Kóbó- Písečná žena.
- Kawabata Jasunari- Sněhová země, Hlas hory.
- NATSUME, Sōseki. Sanširó. Translated by Klára Macúchová. 1. vyd. Praha: Brody, 1996, 225 s. ISBN 8085794942. info
- Teaching methods
- Self-study and reading of selected literary and scholarly works, class discussion.
- Assessment methods
- "Weekly" tests and an final interview will serve as a basis for assessment.
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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