Japanese Literature

1. 1.Why Japanese Literature? Scope & the Genji Cross-Reference
2. 2.The Heian Court & The Pillow Book
3. 3.Medieval War Tales & Buddhist Impermanence — The Tale of the Heike
4. 4.Haiku's Real Origins — Matsuo Bashō
5. 5.Edo-Period Popular Fiction
6. 6.Meiji-Era Westernization & the Birth of the Modern Novel
7. 7.Natsume Sōseki: Japan's Foundational Modern Author
8. 8.Postwar Trauma & Nobel Laureates: Kawabata & Ōe
9. 9.Murakami Haruki & Contemporary Global Reach
10. 10.Capstone: Impermanence as a Recurring Thread