JAP302 Japanese literature

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Ivan Rumánek, PhD. et PhD (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 14:00–15:40 K21
Prerequisites
JAP114 History of Japan && JAP103 Introduction to Japan. Studies
Prerequisite: the student must have finished courses Úvod do japanistiky and Dějiny Japonska.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The goal of the course is to acquire basic knowledge about Japanese literature from the point of view of its periodization, genres and authorial approaches. The course has a theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part (about 8 lectures) provides the basic overview. Based on that, the students will subsequently discuss the literary works they have read and will watch film adaptations of important literary works (the last four sessions), thus enhancing the theoretical knowledge in practice.
After completing the course, the student is able to appreciate Japanese literature from direct reading, they have a clear image about the interrelatedness within Japanese literature, they identify its periods, genres and important authors and recognize the mutual correlations between pieces of literature, as well as those between literature and the other non-literary spheres (the role of the time and ambiance, the authorial intention, influences and receptions, limitations).
The attendance in the sessions is compulsory.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction.
  • 2. Chronicles.
  • 3. Emanating China: early poetry.
  • 4. Emancipation of vernacular writing (Heian).
  • 5. Heian prose.
  • 6. Turning back to the gold Heian times (Kamakura).
  • 7. New prestigeous forms for the new shogunate (Muromachi).
  • 8. Literature for townspeople. (Edo).
  • 9. Old and new (Edo, Meiji).
  • 10. After the war.
  • 11. viewing of the latest film representation of The Tale of Genji.
Literature
    required literature
  • Švarcová, Zdenka. Japonská literatura 712–1868, Praha, Karolinum, 2005.
  • Winkelhoeferová, Vlasta: Slovník japonské literatury. Nakladatelství LIBRI, Praha 2008.
    recommended literature
  • Novák, Miroslav. Japonská literatura, sv. I, Praha: SPN, 1989.
  • Kató, Šúiči. Nihon bungaku ši,(sv. l a II), Tókjó: Čikuma šobó, 1975 a 1980.
  • Keen, Donald. Seeds in the Heart, Japanese Literature from Earliest Times to the Late Sixteenth Century, New York, Henry Holt and Comp., 1993.
    not specified
  • Shirane, Haruo. Traces of Dreams (Landscape, Cultural Memory, and the Poetry of Bashó). Stanford University Press, Stanford, California, 1998.
  • Keen, Donald. World within Walls (Japanese Literature of the pre-modern era), 1600 – 1867), New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1976.
Teaching methods
The basic structure of the course is chronological, with further emphasis on diachronic relations of intertextual and contextual character. The focus is on pre-modern literature. The attendance on the sessions is compulsory.
Assessment methods
The assessment of the presentation, partial tests and final oral examination from the material done during the term will yield the final mark.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Opakovaný zápis je možný pouze se souhlasem vyučujícího.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
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