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    The document provides an overview of Chinese and Japanese literature. It discusses some of the major works and periods of each tradition. For China, it mentions the Four Classical Novels, Confucianism, and modern writers like Mo Yan. For Japan, it outlines the ancient, classical, medieval and modern periods, noting influential works like The Tale of Genji and the development of anime. It also defines common literary devices like analogy, allegory and allusion.

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    21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World (Quarter 2) [SOLIMAN, ACUNIN]

    CHINESE LITERATURE • 4 Great Classical Novels


    1. Journey to the West
    • Shang Dynasty – start of writing
    2. Outlaws of the Marsh
    • Logographic – style of writing; uses symbols that
    3. Romance of the Three Kingdoms
    represents a word
    4. Dream of the Red Chamber (Ming and
    o Shang Writing System
    Qing)

    人 女 目 • Divinatory Texts
    − example of Chinese writing (bones and shells)
    man
    man/person woman eye − oracle bones (3600 years ago) – oldest Chinese
    writing
    • The Book of Poetry (Shijing) – highlights
    traditional literature • Battle by Chu‘ü Yüan (translated by Arthur Waley)
    a. The Songs of the South − all about the experience of a warrior in a war
    b. History and Philosophy of the Qing and Han − a battle of two sides that ended up in a bloody
    Dynasties battlefield
    c. Tang Poetry; Song Lyric − reflection of the past; thru this poem we are
    d. Prose (Tang and Song dynasties) looking at the poet’s perspective in life and
    e. Short stories, novels, dramas (Tang and Qing) society
    o subject matter: war
    • Modern Period – 1912 (start) o imagery: kinesthetic imagery
    − Focused on heart and mind o style: free verse (no measure)
    − blended realities and imaginations using
    symbolisms • On the Threshing Floor, I Chase the Chickens
    − all about changes Away by Yu Xiuhua (translated by Ming Di)
    − A battle of survival in a small village
    • Traditional Period – all about acceptance − Compares freedom and contentment of the
    − Influenced by Christianity (1368-1644) bird to the farmer
    o Confucianism o subject matter: life
    o Daoism (Taoism)
    o Buddhism
    } 3 main beliefs o imagery: visual, auditory
    o style: free verse, soliloquy (speaking thoughts
    aloud to the audience)
    • Confucianism – preaches benevolence,
    righteousness, individual effort, commitment to • THEME VS SUBJECT
    society, harmony among people o Theme: phrase; central idea
    • Chinese Literature has been receptive to India and o Subject: one word; root of the literary piece
    Japan since the 20th Century

    • 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature Awardees


    o Mo Yan
    o Yu Hua
    o Wang Shuo
    o Shi Tiesheng
    o Gao Xiaosheng
    o Wang Zengqi
    o Zhang Chenzhi
    21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World (Quarter 2) [SOLIMAN, ACUNIN]

    • Analogy – comparing 2 different objects ii. Kobi Ake


    o Dog is a puppy as cat is a kitten iii. Takiji Kobayashi
    o Top: Bottom; Deep: Shallow iv. Haruki Murakami
    • Allegory – characters and symbols symbolize
    something • Fathers of Anime
    o Tortoise (slow) and Rabbit (fast) i. Ōten Shimokawa
    o Dove (peace) ii. Jun’ichi Kōuchi
    • Allusion – uses reference to place, person, etc. iii. Seitaro Kitayama
    o The backyard is a garden of Eden. (Biblical
    allusion) • The Dull Sword – first anime (June 30, 1917)
    • Simile and Metaphor – simile uses like/as • Tetsuwan Atomu – first Japanese TV anime (Jan 1,
    1963)

    JAPANESE LITERATURE (Land of Rising Sun)

    − influenced by the Chinese Literature


    • Edo Period (1603-1868)
    − edo means sleepy town
    − Tokugawa Shogunate Period – over 250 years

    a. Ancient Period – myths (creation) and legends


    (origin and journey)
    o tale of the creation of Japan says that the islands
    of Japan came from the gemstones of the swords
    1. Ono Yasumaro
    2. Nihon Shoki
    3. Man’yoshi
    } based on real events

    b. Classical Period – the golden age; Heian Period


    o Tale of Genji – popular seminal text
    − influenced by Outlaws of the Marsh
    − considered as the world’s first novel

    c. Medieval Period – history and literature


    − war tales and renga (poem made by 2
    authors; 3 stanzas 17 syllables is made by
    author 1, and 1 stanza. 7 syllables by author
    2.)
    − main weapon of warriors ay sword/katana

    d. Modern Period
    1. drama
    2. kabuki (ka: singing, bu: dancing, ki: skills)
    3. haiku
    4. yomihon (read by children; inc. illustrations)

    • Japanese Writerds
    i. Yasunari Kanabata

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