Japanese literature (classical period) 3600-JA-LJ-OW(Z)
The lecture aims to familiarize students with the history of Japanese literature and its cultural and social contexts from the time of acquiring Chinese writing and Buddhism in the 6th / 7th century to the end of the 19th century.
In the presentation of the ancient epoch (Nara, 8th century), particular attention is paid to the development of poetry collected in the Man'yōshū anthology and myths written in the chronicles. In late antiquity (Heian epoch, 9th-12th centuries), a court tale (especially Genji Monogatari, 1008), literary diaries, and imperial anthologies (Kokin wakashū, 905) are distinguished.
In the Middle Ages (12th-16th centuries), war stories are distinguished (Heike Monogatari,? 1240), the poetry of the Shinkokin wakashū anthology, 1205), while in the modern times (17th-19th centuries), social conditions for the popularization of literature will be explained. Among the numerous writers of the era, attention will be paid to the works of Ihara Saikaku, Matsuo Bashō, and Ueda Akinari.
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Learning outcomes
Knowledge:
- has basic knowledge of the theory of the humanities - literary studies necessary to understand selected aspects of culture P6S_WG
- has detailed and ordered knowledge of Japanese literature and writings; can name and characterize the most important phenomena/currents / literary texts/literature of Japan P6S_WG
- can name and characterize the basic cultural phenomena of Japan P6S_WK
- has a basic knowledge of the rules of translating from Japanese into Polish P6S_WG
-has basic orientation in the former cultural life of Japan P6S_WK
- knows and understands the basic methods of analysis and interpretation of various products of culture appropriate for selected theories and research schools in the field of literary studies P6S_WK
- knows and understands the basic methods of analysis and interpretation of various cultural products specific to the native Japanese traditions P6S_WK
Skills:
- has ordered general knowledge (including terminology, theory, and methodology) in the field of culture studies P6S_WG
- has detailed and ordered knowledge of Japanese literature and writings; can name and characterize the most important phenomena/currents / literary texts/literature of Japan P6S_WG
- can name and characterize the basic cultural phenomena of Japan P6S_WG
- is aware of linguistic diversity and its impact on the situation of P6S_WK
- knows the state of research in the field of selected Japanese issues P6S_WG
Social competence:
- can properly define the goals and ways of achieving them in the field of scientific, professional, and social activities. P6S_KR
- sees the need for intercultural dialogue P6S_KR
- is aware of the importance of Japanese culture in the world culture P6S_KO
- works to share and promote the cultural and linguistic heritage of Japan P6S_KO
-receives the positive socio-cultural values of Japan, from which they can draw for personal development and effective intercultural communication P6S_KK
Practical placement
written exam
attendance control - 2 absences per semester
Bibliography
Mikołaj Melanowicz, Historia literatury japońskiej [History of Japanese Literature], PWN, 2011 .
Wiesław Kotański, Dziesięć tysięcy liści.. Antologia literatury japońskiej [Ten Thousands Leaves – Anthology of Japanese Literature], PWN, 1961.
Donald Keene, Seeds in the Heart. Japanese Literature from Earliest Times to the Late Sixteenth Century, 1993.
Paul Varley, Kultura japońska [Japanese Culture], Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, 2006.
Iwona Kordzińska-Nawrocka (red.), Dziesięć wieków Genji monogatari w kulturze japońskiej [Genji monogatari in Japanese Culture] Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, 2009.
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