JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 62 - Topics in Early Modern Japanese Literature and Culture

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Dartmouth College

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09S, 10W: 12 Classes offered under this rubric explore the emergence of modern Japan between the years 1600 and 1900 through an examination of literature, popular culture, and intellectual history. Techniques of critical reading and interpretation are studied as an integral part of these courses, which reflect the interests and expertise of the teaching staff. Since each offering is based on a particular theme or period students may take this course more than once. Courses listed under Japanese 62 are open to students of all classes. In 09S, From Floating World to Imperial State: the Art of the Short Story. A survey of short fiction from the late 17th century to the 20th century with an emphasis on formal variations that developed within the genre during the period when Japan developed from a late feudal, agrarian society to a modern imperial, capitalist culture. We will examine a variety of works within the particular contexts of changing cultural practices and social institutions, giving special to the growing interaction between the literary cultures of Japan and Western nations. Readings may include works by Saikaku, Akinari, Hiraga Gennai, Shikitei Sanba, Higuchi Ichiyo, Ozaki Koyo, Soseki, Ogai, Shiga Naoya, and Akutagawa among others. Dist: LIT; WCult: NW. Washburn. In 10W, Word and Image in Modernizing Japan. Images and text have been variously combined in the Japanese tradition, from the ancient picture scrolls to today's manga (comics). This course traces the evolution of such media in early modern Japan, with a focus on the late nineteenth century shift from the "communal reading" of visually-oriented texts to the silent, solitary reading of fiction. Some consideration will also be given to the re-emergence of the visual imagination in film, manga, and animatio n. Dist: LIT; WCult: N W. Dorsey

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3.00

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www.dartmouth.edu

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(603) 646-1110

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New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Quarter

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