Spring 2027

Lovers, Warriors and Monks: Survey of Japanese Literature

Survey of Japanese literature covering the classical period (8th-19th c.), focusing on courtly romance, idealized warriors, and Buddhist enlightenment.

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Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2019: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.84 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Recognize themes and conventions of premodern Japanese literature.

  • Identify related tributes and parodies in modern Japanese popular culture.

  • Build ambitious and persuasive arguments about short but complex texts.

  • Use Japanese-language references to gain deeper understanding of material.

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Prerequisites

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ASIALANG 104, 356, or placement into ASIALANG 203. Not open to students with credit forLITTRANS 263.

ASIAN 353

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2019: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.84 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Courtly romance, idealized warriors, and Buddhist search for enlightenment
  • Classical period from the eighth through the mid-nineteenth century

Skills

  • Recognize themes and conventions of premodern Japanese literature
  • Identify related tributes and parodies in modern Japanese popular culture
  • Build ambitious and persuasive arguments about short but complex texts
  • Use Japanese-language references to gain deeper understanding of material

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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