PAAS 386

Premodern Japanese Literature in Translation

Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0

Surveys through materials in English translation Japanese literature from the earliest times to the eve of the Meiji Restoration. Major literary trends will be examined including poetry, literary diaries, zuihitsu, Noh drama, puppet theatre and popular fiction.

Note: Credit will be granted for only one of 386, JAPA 302A, 302B, 302.

Formerly: JAPA 302A and 302B

Prerequisites: Second-year standing or permission of the department.

Undergraduate course offered by the Department of Pacific and Asian Studies in the Faculty of Humanities.