Department of Japanese Studies, School of Modern Languages and Cultures HKU

This Japanese-medium interdisciplinary content course looks at selected works of authors in Meiji through post-war Showa period, such as Natsume Soseki, Mori Ohgai, Kawabata Yasunari, Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Shiga Naoya, Muroo Saisei and Dazai Osamu. The themes, literary techniques and styles of the authors and works will be critically evaluated and discussed at length to give further insight into some of the major social and cultural elements of the period. Students will be expected to read and analyze the novels and poems in their original Japanese language version, and required to write critical essays in Japanese. The course also aims to provide students with basic training in writing academic analytical essays in Japanese.

Elective Course
JAPN3065	Selected works in modern Japanese literature	6 credits

This Japanese-medium interdisciplinary content course looks at selected works of authors in Meiji through post-war Showa period, such as Natsume Soseki, Mori Ohgai, Kawabata Yasunari, Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Shiga Naoya, Muroo Saisei and Dazai Osamu. The themes, literary techniques and styles of the authors and works will be critically evaluated and discussed at length to give further insight into some of the major social and cultural elements of the period. Students will be expected to read and analyze the novels and poems in their original Japanese language version, and required to write critical essays in Japanese. The course also aims to provide students with basic training in writing academic analytical essays in Japanese.
Students who enrolled in or completed JAPN4088. Japanese language IV (Part I) or JAPN4099. Japanese language IV (Part 2) cannot take this course.

Prerequisite: JAPN3088. Japanese language III (Part 1) or JAPN3099. Japanese language III (Part 2); OR
Co-requisite: JAPN3088. Japanese language III (Part 1) or JAPN3099. Japanese language III (Part 2)
Assessment: 100 % coursework
(Offered in 2020/2021, 2nd semester)