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JAPN 4710

Introduction to Literary Japanese (Bungo)

Course Description

Prerequisites

JAPN 3010 or equivalent background

Disciplines

Artistic, Interpretive, & Philosophical Inquiry

An introduction to the Japanese language as it was written from earliest times up until the mid-twentieth century. In addition to familiarizing students with grammatical fundamentals of literary Japanese and their differences from the modern language, the course will introduce students to representative writing styles from a wide variety of genres and historical periods.