講義内容詳細：日本文化史Ⅰ（英語講義）／日本文化史（英語講義）

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年度/Academic Year 2020
授業科目名/Course Title (Japanese) 日本文化史Ⅰ（英語講義）／日本文化史（英語講義）
英文科目名/Course Title (English) History of Japanese Culture Ⅰ(in English)/History of Japanese Culture(in English)
学期/Semester 前期／通年 単位/Credits 2/4
教員名/Instructor (Japanese) 孫 世偉
英文氏名/Instructor (English) SON, Shih-wei

講義概要/Course description
This is a survey class of pre-modern Japanese literature before Tokugawa period. Students will be assigned to read important literary works of each period that is accompanied with introductions explaining the cultural and historical context. The reading assignments will begin with a brief overview of major political and social events, brief introductions to the authors and specific texts. It allows you to study both the important works and the cultural history of Japan. The one-year long class is designed to portray a general picture of pre-modern Japanese literature and the elements that nourished the Japanese cultural traditions. 

Due to the of Covid-19 pandemic, the college has decided to shut down the campas and cancel all class meetings for the first semester of 2020 academic year. Given the challenging situation, we switch the class to a remote on-line instruction style via Aogaku's "Course Power". Since there are fifteen weeks scheduled on the new academic calendar, hopefully we can still cover all the contents according to my original plan. The class will be carried on with on-demand videos and homework submissions as followed:

1. PLEASE FINISH YOUR READING ASSIGNMENT based on the syllabus before every class meeting. Since the campus bookstore is closed, please try to find a hard copy or an electronic version of the assigned textbook on the internet. Due to the copy right issues, unfortunately I am not allowed to upload the PDF files of the textbooks.
 
2. WATCH ON-DEMAND VIDEOS: I will upload videos before every class. Since it is not a real-time online meeting, you will have a whole week to watch the videos anytime at your best convivence. In these videos, I will introduce the context behind the readings and answer the questions you asked in your essays.

3. SUBMIT A SHORT ESSAY: After the class, please submit a short passage no longer than a double-spaced one page (200 words approximately) on any issue that you care from the reading assignment or the contents of the class. I will not give you a “prompt” on what to write. It can be a question, an opinion or a comment on the readings. You can either email it to me or post it on the coursework website as you wish. It will be considered as part of your grade on participation and attendance.

4. FINAL PAPER: Please write a 10-15 double-spaced pages of final paper for this class. We will talk about how to do this in the final week of the instruction. 

Stay home and be safe! Hopefully I will be able to meet you in person next semester.
達成目標/Course objectives
1. To familiarize oneself with important texts of pre-modern Japanese literature

2. To get a general picture of Japanese cultural history 

3. To understand the historical context and backgrounds behind the texts

4. To acquire the skill of close reading and textual analysis
履修条件（事前に履修しておくことが望ましい科目など）/Prerequisite
Japanese proficiency (including Kanji Chinese-character literacy) as well as skills to read pre-modern texts are not required but highly recommended.
授業計画/Lecture plan
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授業計画/Class Introduction 
事前学習/Preparation Reading assignment: Introduction, page 1-9
事後学習/Reviewing Review the lecture contents and reading assignment
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授業計画/Class The ancient period texts: Kojiki
事前学習/Preparation Reading assignment: The ancient period and Kojiki, page 11-33
事後学習/Reviewing Review the lecture contents and reading assignment
3
授業計画/Class The ancient period texts: Man'yōshū (1)
事前学習/Preparation Reading assignment: Man'yōshū, page 33-51
事後学習/Reviewing Review the lecture contents and reading assignment
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授業計画/Class The ancient period texts: Man'yōshū (2)
事前学習/Preparation Reading assignment: Man'yōshū, page 52-65
事後学習/Reviewing Review the lecture contents and reading assignment
5
授業計画/Class Heian period texts: Kana literature, anecdotes, poems of Ono no Komachi, Sugawara no Michizane
事前学習/Preparation Reading assignment: page 66-88
事後学習/Reviewing Review the lecture contents and reading assignment
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授業計画/Class Heian period texts: Kokinshū
事前学習/Preparation Reading assignment: page 89-111
事後学習/Reviewing Review the lecture contents and reading assignment
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授業計画/Class Heian period texts: vernacular prose fiction, The Tale of Bamboo Cutter
事前学習/Preparation Reading assignment: The Tale of Bamboo Cutter, page 112-127
事後学習/Reviewing Review the lecture contents and reading assignment
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授業計画/Class Heian period texts: The Tale of Ise and The Pillow Book
事前学習/Preparation Reading assignment: page 128-146
事後学習/Reviewing Review the lecture contents and reading assignment
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授業計画/Class Heian period texts: The Pillow Book (2)
事前学習/Preparation Reading assignment: The Pillow Book, page 147-160
事後学習/Reviewing Review the lecture contents and reading assignment
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授業計画/Class Heian period texts: Murasaki Shikibu and The Tale of Genji
事前学習/Preparation Reading assignment: page 161-181
事後学習/Reviewing Review the lecture contents and reading assignment
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授業計画/Class Heian period texts: The Tale of Genji (2)
事前学習/Preparation Reading assignment: page 182-199
事後学習/Reviewing Review the lecture contents and reading assignment
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授業計画/Class Heian period texts: The Tale of Genji (3)
事前学習/Preparation Reading assignment: page 199-217
事後学習/Reviewing Review the lecture contents and reading assignment
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授業計画/Class Heian period texts: Sarashina Diary
事前学習/Preparation Reading assignment: page 217-236
事後学習/Reviewing Review the lecture contents and reading assignment
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授業計画/Class Heian Period texts: Heian Literati and prose fictions
事前学習/Preparation Reading assignment: page 248-260
事後学習/Reviewing Review the lecture contents and reading assignment
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授業計画/Class Heian period texts: Collection of Tales of Times Now Past
事前学習/Preparation Reading assignment: page 260-275
事後学習/Reviewing Submission of the final paper before the due date
授業方法/Method of instruction
Lectures / discussion sessions when time allowed /Questions, opinions and comments in class and active participation are highly evaluated.
成績評価方法/Evaluation
1 レポート Report 60%
2 平常点 In-class Points 40% Attendance and participation
教科書/Textbooks
 著者名
Author		タイトル
Title		出版社
Publisher		出版年
Published year		ISBN価格
Price		コメント
Comments
1 Haruo Shirane Traditional Japanese Literature (Abridged Edition) Columbia University Press 2012 0231157312 ￥4328 Please make sure to purchase the abridged edition published in 2012.
参考書/Reference books
 著者名
Author		タイトル
Title		出版社
Publisher		出版年
Published year		ISBN価格
Price		 
1 William Theodore De Bary, Donald Keene Sources of Japanese Tradition: From Earliest Times to 1600 Columbia University Press 2002 0415759889 ￥5563
メッセージ/Message
The readings help us to get a general picture of traditional Japanese literature and culture. The genres may vary, and the historical context in behind these writings keeps changing in different time periods. When people talk about tradition, what do they really mean by this concept? A flexible approach and an open-minded attitude from a variety of points of views are required for one who wishes to further fathom the depth of the anecdotes and the messages behind the stories.
その他/Others
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キーワード/Keywords
Pre-modern Japanese literature     Nara period literature     Heian period literature     The Tale of Genji