COLT 0710E - Japanese Literature and Society: Historical Survey of Japanese Literature

Institution:

Brown University

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Description:

A reading of the major literary monuments, from early waka to Genji to the fiction of Oe Kenzaburo. Surveys Japanese literary production from the 8th century to the present, examining the formation of literary genres, aesthetic values, and reading habits of successive eras in the context of political, social, and cultural development. No prerequisites.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brown.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 863-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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