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Session 06—Th, Feb 2: Meiji & Taishō Poetry
Topics for this session
❖ Numerous literary figures of these period who were known or were also known for their poetry, including
- Akutagawa Ryūnosuke
- Masaoka Shiki
- Yosano Akiko
Thoughts*
NOTE: Students will soon need to select between the regular Tanizaki reading assignment (see an upcoming session's details), Naomi, and the extra credit reading assignment, The Makioka Sisters. Go here for details: Naomi or Makioka Sisters?
Required—to be completed for today's session
✓ Read Poetry Reader One [bSpace, PDF]
Texts, multimedia notes, links*
◊ Yosano Akiko more poems (from Tangled Hair) [bSpace, PPT]
◊ More Meiji and Taishō Women Poets [bSpace, PPT]
◊ Masaoka Shiki paintings [bSpace, PPT]
◊ Oe on Masaoka Shiki [bSpace, PDF]
◊ Akutagawa suicide letter [bSpace, PDF]
Other*
◊ Yosano Akiko's biography on Wiki: Wiki>Akiko Yosano [off site link]
◊ A very short Yosano biography that includes the famous poem to her brother: Distinguished Women of Past and Present>Yosano Akiko [off site link]
◊ Modern illustrations of some of Yosano's poems (this web site includes many women poems): Yosano poems illustrated at "Women Poets of Japan"[off site link]
*THOUGHTS: Reading before class probably helps follow session content, reading afterwards might help consolidate notes, revisiting for tests is recommended. Content might be added before class or anytime up until about 24 hours ahead of a midterm.
*TEXTS, MULTIMEDIA NOTES, LINKS: If I have read from something, shown something or presented audio, I usually include that information here. If I consider it testable material, it will definitely be listed here. Miscellaneous material that I show may or may not be listed. I often add material at the last minute and hope to have time later to note it, but often cannot.
*OTHER: When possible I note here names, places, and other details that I have mentioned in a lecture that would otherwise not be accessible in the assigned materials or easily located on your own. As with "TEXTS ..." this is usually sometime after class and, again, I might not be able to get around to doing it.