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Kenkô's Essays in Idleness and Japanese Aesthetics
[Audio/Video/Text]
This video unit on Yoshida Kenkô's 14th-century
literary work discusses the Japanese aesthetic of simplicity and impermanence.
Featuring Columbia University professor Donald Keene and Asia Society
President Emeritus Robert Oxnam.
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Account of My Hut by Chômei [Audio/Video/Text]
A video unit on the famous 13th-century essay by
Kamo no Chômei, in which the author describes his own road to becoming
a Buddhist monk. Featuring Columbia University professor Donald Keene
and Asia Society President Emeritus Robert Oxnam.
• An
Introduction to Noh [Audio/Video/Text]
This video unit on Noh, a dramatic form that
originated in Medieval Japan, discusses Noh's history and basic structure,
Noh masks, the aesthetics of Noh, and Noh theater today. Featuring Columbia
University professors Donald Keene and Haruo Shirane, and Asia Society
President Emeritus Robert Oxnam.
for
students 
includes teacher's
note 
multimedia unit
primary source reading
general reading 
includes art