| 1.Introduction: A detailed syllabus will be distributed during the first meeting. |
| 2.The Kojiki (A Record of Ancient Matters, c. 712) and the Manyoshu (Collection of Myriad Leaves, c. 759) |
| 3.The Poetry of Ono no Komachi and Izumi Shikibu |
| 4.Kagero nikki (The Kagero Diary, c. 954) |
| 5.Makura no soshi (The Pillow Book, c. 1000) |
| 6.Genji monogatari (The Tale of Genji, c. 1006): "The Maiden of the Bridge" and "Beneath the Oak" |
| 7.Genji monogatari: "Trefoil Knots" |
| 8.Genji monogatari: "The Ivy" |
| 9.Genji monogatari: "The Eastern Cottage" |
| 10.Genji monogatari: "A Drifting Boat" |
| 11.Torikaebaya (I Long to Switch Them, 13th c.) |
| 12.Towazugatari (The Confessions of Lady Nijo, c. 1306) |
| 13.Assorted medieval setsuwa (anecdotal tales) |
| 14.Assorted otogizoshi |
| 15.Nanshoku okagami (The Great Mirror of Male Love, c. 1687) |
| 16.Koshoku ichidai onna (The Life of an Amorous Woman, c. 1686) |
| 17.Koshoku ichidai onna |
| 18.Shinju ten no Amijima (Love Suicide at Amijima, c. 1720) |
| 19.Ugetsu monogatari (Tales of Moonlight and Rain, c. 1768) and Yostsuya kaidan (Ghost Story at Yotsuya, c. 1825) |
| 20.Shunshoku umegoyomi (Spring Color Plum Calendar, c. 1832) |
| 21.TBA |
| 22.Furyu butsu (The Icon of Liberty, c. 1889) |
| 23.Chijin no ai (Naomi, c. 1924) |
| 24.Chijin no ai |
| 25.Chijin no ai |
| 26.TBA |
| 27.TBA |