1 | Introduction (PDF) | (PDF) | |
I. Ways of The Warriors |
2 | Historical/Geographical Overview (PDF) | (PDF) | |
3 | Emergence of the Warrior Ethos (PDF) | (PDF) | |
4 | Zen (PDF) | (PDF) | |
5 | Zen and the Samurai (PDF) | (PDF) | |
6 | Short Exam | | |
7 | Bushidô (PDF) | (PDF) | |
II. Spiritual and Supernatural Worlds |
8 | The Forty-Seven Ronin (PDF) | (PDF) | |
9 | The Forty-Seven Ronin (cont.) | (PDF) | |
10 | Ugetsu | (PDF) | |
11 | Medieval Aesthetics | (PDF) | |
12 | Medieval Aesthetics (cont.) (PDF) | (PDF) | |
13 | Zen and the Tea Ceremony (PDF) | (PDF) | |
14 | Christianity (PDF) | (PDF) | (PDF) |
III. Worlds of Pleasure/Worlds of Pain |
15 | Tokugawa Urban Life | (PDF) | |
16 | Saikaku (PDF) | (PDF) | (PDF) |
17 | Chikamatsu | (PDF) | |
18 | Ecstasy and Self Destruction | (PDF) | |
19 | Women under Feudalism | (PDF) | |
20 | Saikaku's Amorous Woman/Mizoguchi's Tragic Heroine | (PDF) | (PDF) |
IV. Reassessing The Samurai |
21 | Oharu | | |
22 | Repression and Protest in History and Film | (PDF) | |
23 | Rebellions | (PDF) | |
24 | Failed Samurai (PDF) | (PDF) | |
25 | Failed Samurai (cont.) | (PDF) | |
26 | Conclusion; Review for Final | (PDF) | |
| Final Exam | | |