"Human" exists as human by not only a relationship with human beings but also in relation to various "others".
In this lecture, while learning expressions centered on poetry as doors, we consider what kind of relationship a person has had with a person, self, nature, or transcendental existence.
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Think about the meaning and role of the poetic expression.
2) Taste each poetic world and consider its meaning.
3) Grasp the essence of expression to self-experience, environment and emotion by poetry.
Literature, poem, human culture
Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
In class, the instructor will introduce a piece of poem. Students shall have some chances to write own poem.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Class guidance | |
Class 2 | The " way " of reading and writing poems | Learn why people write poems |
Class 3 | Miyazawa Kenji Life, Death and Nature | Learn meaning of Life and Death |
Class 4 | Ibaraki Noriko Topos, Memories and Sensitivity | Learn " memories of topos " |
Class 5 | Angel and Transcendence Rainer Maria Rilke | Learn relationship human and transcendence |
Class 6 | Nakahara Chuya Sadness and Prayers | Learn expression of emotion and sentiments |
Class 7 | Writing "five-lines-poem" | Learn meaning of writing |
Class 8 | Summary, Q&A |
None required.
None required. Handouts will be given if necessary
Students’ course scores are based on midterm (50%) and final papers (50%)
No prerequisites.