Topics in the poetry and prose of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. Depending on student's qualifications, the readings will be either in translation or in the original. Analysis of artistic structure and ideas within the context of Russian literary history, philosophy, and religious thought. JNS 101a, Elementary Japanese Drill. Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji.
Students study fundamental words, phrases and expressions, and are introduced to basic grammar .
Pr. concurrent registration in JNS 101. Required drill section to reinforce material of JNS 101. JNS 101, 101a, 102. Reading of simple texts from Japanese literature.