This lecture/discussion course provides the student with the
opportunity to read a range of largely narrative texts dating from
the eleventh through the twentieth centuries, each important to the
Japanese literary tradition.

All works will be read in English translation and with special
attention to issues of gender, narration, and the connections
between pre-modern and the contemporary Japanese literary,
political, and religious discourses. The course will also introduce
the student to feminist and narratological approaches to literature.
Students will be evaluated on the basis of daily participation in
the class discussions, one short oral presentation, two short
papers, and a final essay exam.

The course carries Intensive Writing credit.