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Early Modern Culture Syllabus, Spring, 2009 Spring 2009 11228 JPNS-V251-001 11481 HIST X277-001 Culture in Early Modern Japan MWF 1:30-2:20, Bobet 101 Instructor: William J. Farge, S.J. Bobet 403 Tel. 2263. E-mail <[email protected]> Office Hours: MW 10:00-11:00, TR 1:30-2:30, or any time by appointment. REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS: 1. Haruo Shirane, Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600- 1900. (paperback). Columbia University Press, 2004. ISBN-10: 0231109911. ISBN-13: 978-0231109918. 2. Endo Shusaku, Silence. Taplinger Publishing Company, 1980. ISBN-10: 0800871863. ISBN-13: 978-0800871864. DATABASE: Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan. Monroe Library Database under “Modern Foreign Languages and Cultures. BOOKS ON RESERVE IN LIBRARY: Endo Shusaku, Silence. John W. Hall, et al., eds. The Cambridge History of Japan. Volume 4, Early Modern Japan. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991. Donald Keene. World Within Walls: Japanese Literature of the Pre-Modern Era, 1600-1867. New York: Columbia University Press, 1999. Nishiyama Matsunosuke. Edo Culture: Daily Life and Diversions in Urban Japan, 1600-1868. Honolulu: University of Hawai’i Press. 1997. Conrad D. Totman. Early Modern Japan. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993. I. Course Abstract: This course will introduce the history, literature, religion and philosophy that formed Japanese culture from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century. English translations of contemporary texts will be studied from a broad historical perspective in order to give the student a better appreciation of Japanese culture as it has evolved from the early- modern period to the present. II. Goals and Objectives of the Course The purpose of this course will be to give the student an understanding of early-modern Japanese culture by applying a Japanese sense of values to the assessment of cultural trends. The student will also learn to explain Japanese behavioral patterns of today in light of the country’s traditions. The course will complement the Japanese language program and provide important incentive for students to continue their study of the Japanese language, history and culture. III. GRADING Class Attendance and Participation: 20% Students will be expected to finish the assigned reading before the beginning of class, and be prepared to present observations and/or questions to contribute to class discussions. Early Mod. Culture (S/09) 2 Attendance at every class session is obligatory, and students will be expected to be on time, remain for the entire class, and not take “breaks” or leave the classroom. Two points out of the 20 for attendance and participation will be deducted for every absence. As a matter of etiquette, please refrain from eating, drinking, and wearing a hat during class. Students are encouraged to learn the art of taking notes by hand. Computers are not allowed in class. Quizzes 20% Daily quizzes composed of five short-answer questions will be given on the reading assignment of that day and/or the previous class lecture unless otherwise indicated. Quizzes will be given at the beginning of class so it is important not to be late. If there is a problem, inform the instructor. There will be no opportunity to make up the quizzes. Mid-Term Exam 20% This exam on Wednesday March 4 will consist of essay questions (which will be given to students before the exam so that they can prepare), identifications, fill-in-the-blank, and true and false questions. The exam questions will be based on readings, class lectures, class discussions, and films or documentaries screened in class. Take notes during class so that you will be well prepared for the exam. No make-up exam can be given in place of the mid-term exam on Fri. Oct. 10. Final Paper 20% A research paper of more than six and less than eight pages is due on Monday May 4 in both hard copy and electronic MS Word format. The paper should focus on an aspect of the history of Japan and a topic or topics discussed in class and should present a clear, well-argued thesis. Submit a hard copy of a one-page proposal for the paper by Mon. April 20. The proposal should include the title of the paper, the thesis including at least two footnotes/endnotes in proper format, and a bibliography. Papers should be typed (double-spaced) in 12-point Times or Times- Roman font on single sides of standard 8½ x11 inch sheets with 1.25 margins on left and right, one inch margins top and bottom, and page numbers at the top right of each page. Pages should be stapled together. No title page is necessary, but the title should appear at the top of the first page. Illustrations or graphics are not included in the 6-8 page requirement. Follow guidelines for endnotes/footnotes at: http://chn.loyno.edu/history/research.htm under “VI. Documenting the Paper”. See also: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocChiNotes_1stRef.html Final Exam 20% This exam on Friday May 1, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. will be the same format as the Mid-term Exam. Early Mod. Culture (S/09) 3 If it is impossible for you to take the exam on the assigned day, you must inform the instructor by Wednesday, April 1. The maximum grade for a make-up exam taken before or after the regularly scheduled date and time will be 85. THE GRADING SCALE: 92-100: A 75-79: C+ 60-64: D 85-91: B+ 70-74: C Below 60: F 80-84: B 65-69: D+ Students with disabilities who wish to receive accommodations in this class must provide documentation to the Office of Disability Services in the Academic Enrichment Center, Monroe Hall 405 (Tel. 865-2990) as soon as possible, so that warranted arrangements can be implemented in a timely fashion. READING ASSIGNMENTS: Mon. Jan 12. Introduction to course. Wed. Jan 14. Haruo Shirane, Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900. Chapter 1 Early Modern Japan, pp. 1-20. Fri. Jan. 16. Chapter 2 Kana Booklets and the Emergence of a Print Culture, pp. 21-22. HUMOROUS STORIES, Today’s Tales of Yesterday (c. 1615) Anraku Sakuden (1554-1642), p. 26-28. Tales of the Floating World (1666) Asai Ryôi (d. 1691), p 29-32. Handpuppets (1666) Asai Ryôi, p. 33-37. Mon. Jan 19. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Holiday. Wed. Jan 21. Chapter 3 Ihara Saikaku and the Books of the Floating World, pp. 42-45. Life of a Sensuous Man, pp. 45-57. Fri. Jan. 23. Five Sensuous Women, pp. 60-82. Mon. Jan 26. Life of a Sensuous Woman, p. 82-120. Wed. Jan. 28. Japan’s Eternal Storehouse, pp. 131-150. Fri. Jan. 30. Chapter 6 Chikamatsu Monzaemon and the Puppet Theater, pp. 233-242. Mon. Feb. 2. The Love Suicides at Sonezaki, pp. 242-259. The Battles of Coxinga, pp. 283-300. Wed. Feb. 4. Love Suicides at Amijima, pp 313-347. Fri. Feb. 6. Chapter 7 Confucian Studies and Literary Perspectives, pp. 352- 354. Nakai Töju, pp. 354-358. Chinese Studies and Literary Perspectives, pp. 362-363. Itö Jinsai, p. 364-365. Itö Togai, p. 365-366. Ogyü Sorai, pp. 366-370. Mon. Feb. 9. Chapter 8 Confucianism in Action: An Autobiography of a Bakufu Official, pp. 371-373. Arai Hakuseki, Record of Breaking and Burning Brushwood, pp. 374-381. Wed. Feb 11. Chapter 10 The Golden Age of Puppet Theater, pp. 389- Early Mod. Culture (S/09) 4 392. Chüshingura: The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, pp. 392-410. Fri. Feb. 13. Chapter 11, Dangibon and the Birth of Edo Popular Literature, pp. 449-451. Jökanbö Köa, Modern-Style Lousy Sermons, pp. 451-461. Mon. Feb 16. Hiraga Gennai, Rootless Weeds, pp. 461-486. Wed. Feb. 18. The Modern Life of Shidöken, pp. 486-512. A Theory of Farting, pp. 512-519. Fri. Feb. 20. Chapter 13, Literati Meditations, pp. 538-540. Buson’s Poetics, pp. 546-562. Mon. Feb. 23. Mardi Gras Holiday Wed. Feb. 25. Ash Wednesday. Class day. Fri. Feb. 27. Chapter 14, Early Yomihon: History, Romance, and the Supernatural, pp. 563-564. Ueda Akinari, Tales of Moonlight and Rain, pp.564-598. Mon. Mar. 2. Chapter 15 Eighteenth-Century Waka and Nativist Study, pp. 599-601. Motoori Norinaga, pp. 611-630. Wed. Mar. 4. Mid-Term Exam. Fri. Mar. 6. Chapter 16 Sharebon: Books of Wit and Fashion, pp. 631- 632. The Playboy Dialect, pp. 632-655. Mon. Mar. 9. Santö Kyöden, pp. 655-656. Forty-Eight Techniques for Success with Courtesans, pp. 657-671. Wed. Mar. 11. Chapter 17 Kibyöshi: Satiric and Didactic Picture Books, pp. 672-673. Koikawa Harumachi, Mr. Glitter ‘n’ Gold’s Dream of Splendor, pp. 673- 687. Fri. Mar. 13. Santô Kyôden, Grilled and Basted Edo-Born Playboy, pp. 687-710. Mon. Mar. 16. Fast-Dyeing Mind Study, pp. 712-729. Wed. Mar. 18. Chapter 18, Kokkeibon: Comic Fiction for Commoners, pp. 730-731. Jippensha Ikku, Travels on the Eastern Seaboard, pp. 731-747. Fri. Mar. 20. Shikitei Samba, Floating-World Bathhouse, pp. 747-759. Mon. Mar. 23. Chapter 19 Ninjöbon: Sentimental Fiction, pp. 760-762. Tamenaga Shunsui, Spring-Color Plum Calendar, pp. 765-799. Wed. Mar. 25. Chapter 20 Gökan: Extended Picture Books, pp. 800-801. Ryütei Tanehiko, A Country Genji by a Commoner Murasaki, pp. 801-820. Fri. Mar. 27. A Country Genji by a Commoner Murasaki (continued), pp. 820-842. Mon. Mar. 30. Chapter 21 Ghosts and Nineteenth-Century Kabuki, pp. 843-844. Tsuruya Naboku IV, Ghost Stories at Yotsuya, pp. 846-884. Wed. Apr. 1. Chapter 22 Late Yomihon: History and the Supernatural Revisited, pp. 885-886. Kyokutei Bakin, The Eight Dog Chronicles, pp.
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