EAS 301
Masterpieces of East Asian Literature

Weeks 1~2 • Early Poetry and Prose

Tuesday
August 26th

Introduction and Syllabus

 
Thursday
August 28th 		Fundamentals of Chinese and Japanese Poetry
Read:

"Song of Lasting Pain" and Bo Juyi's poetry," Owen pp. 441-447, 496-502 (BB)
Man'yôshû and Kakinomoto Hitomaro, Shirane pp. 60-62, 66-73, 79-85 (BB)

 
Tuesday
September 2nd

Labor Day Holiday - Class Cancelled

 
Thursday
September 4th		 Tang chuan-qi and the Taketori Monogatari
Read:

"The Legendary Marriange at Tung-t'ing," Ma & Lau pp. 346-354 (BB)
"The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter," Shirane pp. 168-184 (BB)

In Class:

Presentation on the Heian Period, Murasaki Shikibu, and The Tale of Genji