ENGL 313
NOTE: This is representative of the syllabi for this
course. It is not necessarily the syllabus being used in any one semester.
By the end of the course,
students should be able to:
Describe different approaches
toward story-telling;
Discuss
alternative approaches to nature, personality,
culture and religion.
A
Pale View of Hills, Ishiguro
Empire
of Signs,
Barthes
The
Road to the Deep North, Basho
Tao
te Ching, Mitchell
trans.
The
Tale of Genji, Lady
Murasaki
The
Showa Anthology (A
Short Story Collection)
The
Aesthetics of the Japanese Lunchbox, Ekuan
Class
participation, including evidence of thoughtful and regular class preparation.
Selection
and direction of discussion for stories and essays.
Selection
of several images for commentary and class discussion.
Visit
to the Hackerman House at the Walters Art Gallery.
Two
papers. Two exams.
1. Orientations
A
Pale View of Hills
Empire
of Signs
2. Travels
The
Road to the Deep North
Tao te Ching
The
Tale of Genji
3. Designs
The
Story of Tea
The
Japanese Lunch Box
Landscapes
Scriptures
4. Selectivity
Showa Anthology stories