World Literature

Unit VI: Chinese and Japanese Literatures

Week 16
Please read:

Introduction: Sei Shonagon, 579-580

• from the Pillow Book, 581-587

Behind the Scenes: Lady Murasaki's Triumph, 588
Introduction: Zen Parables, 589-590

• Zen Parables, 591-595

Introduction: Noh Plays, 596-597
Introduction: Seami Motokiyo, 598-599

• "Atsumori", 600

Primary Sources: from the Tale of the Heike: "The Death of Atsumori", 610-611
Language and Culture: Senryu: Japan's Comic Verses, 612-613
Language Skills: Maintaining Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement, 614-615
Critical Thinking and Writing: Analyzing Imagery, 616-618

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