World Literature 327 - Masterworks of Classical Japanese Literature

Institution:

Whitman College

Subject:

Description:

not offered 2008-09 Japanese prose and poetry from the eighth through the 19th centuries. Works include The Manyoshu, Japan's earliest poetic anthology; The Tale of Genji, the first novel in the world to be written by a woman; The Tale of the Heike, describing the rise of the samurai ethic; the poems of Saigyo and Ryokan; and the haiku of Basho and Buson.

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.whitman.edu

Phone Number:

(509) 527-5111

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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