I can tell that African Literature doesn’t have that great presence when studying literature. Even in my 8^th grade English class, where we were supposed to be studying Afro-Asian Literature, I was missing the “afro” part of that study. Yet, it’s nice to know that African writing is making itself known. What I’ve noticed as the African Literature’s issues mentioned in the talk is translatability, intelligibility and opacity. But even though the translatability of an African writing is a struggle, I feel like the World Literature establishment should still withhold to the principle of inclusiveness. Being said that their name does say “World” not only “European” or “Asia” or “Western”

One of the most enjoyable parts that I have experienced throughout the semester is the Haiku activity. Aside from learning what a haiku actually is, we are also tasked to choose a haiku and illustrate the image that it is conveying. I really enjoyed drawing and visualizing what my chosen haiku is trying to portray. The haiku that I picked is actually quite vague, which made it sort of difficult to visualize, but honestly, I am glad that it is vague since it allowed me to put my imagination to the test. I do not know what the author of that haiku is looking at when he wrote his piece, so I just drew a wholesome image that is able to depict the story that is being described in the haiku. It is amazing how a short haiku can make our naked eyes see images that are beyond our limited senses.

With all of that said, we can all agree that Japanese literature truly deserves a spot among the many major pieces of world literature. What made japanese literature stood out isn't solely because of the various themes that these texts discuss, but it is also because of the way they are written. It just goes to show that even a piece of paper can weild a million insightful stories as long as one knows how to write words that appeal beyond our naked eyes.

-Kenneth Brian D. Edquilane

Alejandro, Janah

Balucating, Gillian

Batalon, Mark Joshua

Collado, Hazel Ann

De Borja, Bill

Delos Reyes, Nhivrazzir

Edquilane, Kenneth Brian

Maulana, Aisah Jamillah

Indian literature shown that literature reflects one's culture, beliefs, and identity. It may seem incomprehensible to people who were not born in the same country, but it does not negate its significance and importance to them. Every piece of literature depicts a different element of mankind, and if we want to completely comprehend one another, we must learn to read each other's words on our own sheets.

Religious belief has now had a significant impact on their thoughts and political ideas. Aside from Confucianism and the Tao Te Ching, Buddhism is a popular religion. Literature began to bloom slowly, thanks to thinkers like Chuang Tzu and Lieh Tzu, among others. Poets and authors from many dynasties arose as a result of this.

A work entitled "A Nation Boy Quits School" is one of the literary works published in this country. To be absolutely honest, I didn't fully grasp the story's meaning aside from the fact that it plainly demonstrates how a lack of education can lead to violence and chaos in a person's life, including their family. This narrative not only illustrates how important education is, but it also discusses how education is defined by more than just books and professors, prompting me to search the internet for its lesson. After doing some research, it appears that the message is about the value of education and how not having access to it may lead to difficulties in one's life. If this is accurate, it's incredible to think that an ancient work could represent and express an issue that we're still dealing with now. It's incredible to see how literature can portray stories with seemingly eternal viewpoints.

Japan had no writing system prior to the arrival of kanji from China; Chinese characters are said to have arrived in Japan around the beginning of the fifth century, introduced by Korean and Chinese immigrants. Early Japanese writings followed the Chinese model at first, but eventually changing to a mix of Chinese characters employed in Japanese syntactical forms, resulting in phrases written in Chinese characters but understood in Japanese phonetically.

The activity that I have enjoyed the most is when we are given the responsibility of finding a Japanese haiku and then creating an art piece based on how we interpret it. Because you'll notice that words take on different meanings depending on the reader's attitude, and it's interesting that they can communicate so much with so few words in a single haiku. With that stated, we can all agree that Japanese literature deserves to be included among the many great works of literature from across the world.

Scriptures in China dates back to the hieroglyphics that were used in the Shang dynasty. Chinese literature is a vast topic that extends over a thousand years. One of the interesting things about Chinese literature is that much of their literature was composed using a formal written language that is called Classical Chinese. 

The great literary works of philosophy and religion that have become the foundation of Chinese religious and social belief come from the so-called spring and autumn periods. Taoism, Confucian literature, and other prominent religious and philosophical schools all emerged during these two periods. The major literary achievements of the Confucian Classics, early Taoist writings, and other important prose works originated in the late Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period of the Zhou Dynasty era. These literary works have profoundly shaped the philosophy and religion of China. 

One of the most prominent works is The Country Boy Quits School by Lao Hsiang, A Story of a family who sends a young country boy to school which only seems to have bad results. Country Boy Quits School demonstrates the importance of education to our lives. The narrative makes it clear how poor education can lead to chaos and confusion in the life of someone, even to his family. As much as it calls into question the importance of education, this story also discussed how books and teachers do not just define education. A very beautiful story that illuminates life in general.

To study the country, culture, and literature of China is fascinating. The principles and teachings of their philosophy are a restoration of our beliefs. As for me, It is The forgotten doctrine.

 

Though Japanese Anime can be translated in English unfortunately translating old Japanese literary pieces has the tendency to lose its brilliance if translated to English. Due to the reason that the structure and discipline followed by the writers are fitted to the language only. So if you want to enjoy the beauty and brilliance of these works I would suggest that you should add a little effort in learning the language first.