**Discontinued** was last offered Summer 2011 Last Updated: 23-SEP-2010 This a survey course featuring works, from the earliest times to the mid-eighteenth century, in English translation. Japanese poetry, poetic diaries, the development of the novel, and the traditional theatres of Noh, Kabuki and Bunraku will be studied against the appropriate historical, cultural and sociological background. Emphasis will be placed on The Tale of Genji, which has influenced literature and the arts in Japan up to the present time.

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1127 or ENGL 1128 with a minimum "C+" grade and ENGL 1129 or ENGL 1130.