East Asian Lang & Literature 272 - LIT ART CULTURE IN EDO JAPAN

This course examines the development and inter-relationship of literature, art, and culture in the Edo period (1600-1868). We look particularly at the vibrant urban culture of the three cities of Kyoto, Osaka, and Edo (Tokyo). Many well-known expressions of modern Japanese culture have their roots in the flourishing culture of the Edo era townspeople that developed under the watchful and frequently punishing scrutiny of the Tokugawa samurai government. No knowledge of Japanese required. Enrollment limit of 20. (E)