Monday, Apr. 4th • Kokkeibon and ninjôbon

“Kokkeibon: Comic Fiction for Commoners” (EMJL pp. 730-759)
“Ninjôbon: Sentimental Fiction” (EMJL pp. 760-799)

Wednesday, Apr. 6th • Gôkan

“Gôkan: Extended Picture Books” (EMJL pp. 800-842)

Monday, Apr. 11th • Late Kabuki

“Ghosts and Nineteenth Century Kabuki” (EMJL pp. 843-884)

Wednesday, Apr. 13th • The Supernatural in Late Yomihon and Rakugo

“Late Yomihon: History and the Supernatural Revisited” (EMJL pp. 885-909)
"The Establishment of Rakugo Yose" (pp. 240-248) BB
“ Rakugo” (EMJL pp. 961-967)

Monday, Apr. 18th • The Move toward Reform and Restoration

“Forerunners of the Restoration” (SJT pp. 484-517)

Wednesday, Apr. 20th • The fall of the Bakufu and theMeiji Restoration

“The Debate over Seclusion and Restoration” (pp. 518-566)
"The Meiji Period" (pp. 5-13) BB