We will read 8th-20th century Japanese poetry in English translation. Some questions this course aims to answer include: Why has poetry so often been the expressive mode of choice among Japanese across history? How have the occasions for producing and appreciating poetry changed over time? How do poetic formats develop to suit social and intellectual practices? What themes are taken up by Japanese poets, and what is avoided?
Students will gain an appreciation of Japanese poetry from earliest through modern times. They will come to understand the social and political contexts through which Japanese poetry evolved. A final project will entail translating poems from Japanese into another language, with a vocabulary list and analysis, or composing original poetry using Japanese poetic styles.
日本の詩の英訳
専門力 | ✔ 教養力 | ✔ コミュニケーション力 | 展開力(探究力又は設定力) | 展開力(実践力又は解決力) |
Each week we will read Japanese poetry in English translation from diverse historical periods and genres. We will discuss the contexts in which poetry was created and continues to be read. Students will translate Japanese poems into another language or will compose poetry in Japanese poetic styles.
授業計画 | 課題 | |
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第1回 | 日本書紀、古事記、万葉集 | read poems in preparation for the next class; write reflections on poetry read |
第2回 | 伊勢物語 | read poems in preparation for the next class; write reflections on poetry read |
第3回 | 和泉式部日記 | read poems in preparation for the next class; write reflections on poetry read |
第4回 | 梁塵秘抄 | read poems in preparation for the next class; write reflections on poetry read |
第5回 | 百人一首 | read poems in preparation for the next class; write reflections on poetry read |
第6回 | 漢詩 | read poems in preparation for the next class; write reflections on poetry read |
第7回 | 水無瀬三吟百韻、俳諧、奥の細道 | read poems in preparation for the next class; write reflections on poetry read |
第8回 | 短歌、俳句、詩 | write reflections on poetry read; submit original poetry or poetry in translation |
プリント
From the Country of Eight Islands: An Anthology of Japanese Poetry, translated and edited by Hiroaki Sato and Burton Watson (Columbia University Press, 1986)
Traditional Japanese Literature: An Anthology, Beginnings to 1600, edited by Haruo Shirane (Columbia University Press, 2007)
Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900, edited by Haruo Shirane (Columbia University Press, 2004)
Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature, edited by J. Thomas Rimer and Van C. Gessel (Columbia University Press, 2007)
preparation for class and participation in discussions 20%
weekly reading reaction papers 40%
original poetry in Japanese poetic styles or translation with vocabulary list and analysis 40%
ability to read, write, and discuss in high-intermediate level English