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2017-18 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

JA 215 Introduction to Japanese Literature

This course is an introduction to Japanese literature, both in Japanese and in English, from the Meiji period to the present. Readings include selections from the course required texts (see below), which include various authors such as Mori Ogai,Natsume, Soseki Natsume, Higuchi Ichiyo, Enchi Fumiko, Hira bayashi Taiko, Banana Yoshimoto, Haruki Murakami, Sakai Junko, Kakuta Mitsuyo, Otsuichi, and others.

Prerequisite: JA 202  or an approved equivalent or permission from the instructor and/or department. To take this course a student must be able to communicate with her or his instructor on a daily basis in Japanese and be able to use the three writing systems of Japanese in order to comprehend the reading materials.