EASTD 261 - Advanced Readings in East Asian Art and Literature

A seminar focusing on primary sources in classical languages, as well as recent scholarship and theoretical texts. This semester, the course centers on medieval Japanese manuscripts in the collections of the Harvard Art Museums and Harvard University libraries. Students will decipher calligraphic writing (kuzushiji), translate classical Japanese literary texts, and analyze accompanying images in illustrated manuscripts. The course serves as a continuation of JPN106a: Classical Japanese.