BM404002 Seminar in American Poetry A

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School School of Letters

Lecture Code BM404002 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name アメリカ詩文学演習 A

Subject Name
（Katakana）アメリカシブンガクエンシュウA

Subject Name in
English Seminar in American Poetry A

Instructor MATSUMOTO MAI

Instructor
(Katakana) マツモト　マイ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Weds7-8,Fri7-8：LET B202

Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction B : Japanese／English

Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 05 : Literature

Eligible Students

Keywords

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) British, American, and European Languages and Literatures, and Linguistics
（Abilities and Skills）
・Acquisition of the reading comprehension skills on British and American, German, and French literatures and languages, and other languages

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This seminar undertakes close readings of seventeenth-century American colonial poetry, examining its relationship to Puritan theology, biblical hermeneutics, and colonial discourse. Focusing primarily on New England poetry, the course seeks to clarify how the origins of American literature were intertwined with the religious imagination. No summaries will be permitted; every line will be read and analyzed verbatim. Students will read the text aloud line by line and will be responsible for providing a Japanese translation, grammatical explanation, and the presentation of key questions to guide discussion.

Class Schedule 第1回
The Bay Psalm Book (pp. 23-24)

第2回
William Bradford, 'A Word to New England’（p.12)

第3回
Anne Bradstreet, 'As weary pilgrim' (pp. 57-58)

第4回
Michael Wigglesworth, from Meat out of the Easter, SongI   (pp. 125-126)

第5回
Michael Wigglesworth, from Meat out of the Easter, SongI   (pp. 125-126)

第6回
Edward Taylor, Preparatory Meditations  　'I Meditation' (pp. 178-179)

第7回
Cotton Mather, 'The Songs of Harvest'(p.233)

第8回
Robert Hunter, 'In the begining God made Men' (p. 236)

第9回
Susanna Wright, 'To Eliza Norris - at Fairhill' (pp. 377-379) ll. 1-26

第10回
Susanna Wright, 'To Eliza Norris - at Fairhill' (pp. 377-379) ll. 27-61

第11回
Thomas Cradock, 'Hymn for Ascension' (pp. 484-485)

第12回
Samuel Davies, 'While o'er our guilty Land, O, Lord' (pp. 517-518)

第13回
Philip Freaneau, ’On a Honey Bee' (pp. 756-757)

第14回
Phillis Wheatley, 'On the Death of the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield' (pp. 777-778)

第15回
最終試験

Text/Reference
Books,etc. American Poetry: The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries (Library of America, 2007)‎
ISBN:978-1931082907

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Text

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Students will be responsible for providing a Japanese translation, grammatical explanation, vocabulary analysis, and the presentation of questions. When looking up vocabulary, please make use of the OED.

Requirements

Grading Method The grading breakdown is as follows:
Japanese translation (oral) and Q&A: 10 ％
Written submission (grammatical explanation, vocabulary analysis, and presentation of questions): 30 ％
Final Examination: 60 ％

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2026Year	School/Graduate School	School of Letters
Lecture Code	BM404002	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	アメリカ詩文学演習 A
Subject Name （Katakana）	アメリカシブンガクエンシュウA
Subject Name in English	Seminar in American Poetry A
Instructor	MATSUMOTO MAI
Instructor (Katakana)	マツモト　マイ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, Second Semester, 3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(3T) Weds7-8,Fri7-8：LET B202
Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face

Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	B : Japanese／English
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	05 : Literature
Eligible Students
Keywords
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	British, American, and European Languages and Literatures, and Linguistics （Abilities and Skills）・Acquisition of the reading comprehension skills on British and American, German, and French literatures and languages, and other languages
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This seminar undertakes close readings of seventeenth-century American colonial poetry, examining its relationship to Puritan theology, biblical hermeneutics, and colonial discourse. Focusing primarily on New England poetry, the course seeks to clarify how the origins of American literature were intertwined with the religious imagination. No summaries will be permitted; every line will be read and analyzed verbatim. Students will read the text aloud line by line and will be responsible for providing a Japanese translation, grammatical explanation, and the presentation of key questions to guide discussion.
Class Schedule	第1回 The Bay Psalm Book (pp. 23-24) 第2回 William Bradford, 'A Word to New England’（p.12) 第3回 Anne Bradstreet, 'As weary pilgrim' (pp. 57-58) 第4回 Michael Wigglesworth, from Meat out of the Easter, SongI (pp. 125-126) 第5回 Michael Wigglesworth, from Meat out of the Easter, SongI (pp. 125-126) 第6回 Edward Taylor, Preparatory Meditations 　'I Meditation' (pp. 178-179) 第7回 Cotton Mather, 'The Songs of Harvest'(p.233) 第8回 Robert Hunter, 'In the begining God made Men' (p. 236) 第9回 Susanna Wright, 'To Eliza Norris - at Fairhill' (pp. 377-379) ll. 1-26 第10回 Susanna Wright, 'To Eliza Norris - at Fairhill' (pp. 377-379) ll. 27-61 第11回 Thomas Cradock, 'Hymn for Ascension' (pp. 484-485) 第12回 Samuel Davies, 'While o'er our guilty Land, O, Lord' (pp. 517-518) 第13回 Philip Freaneau, ’On a Honey Bee' (pp. 756-757) 第14回 Phillis Wheatley, 'On the Death of the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield' (pp. 777-778) 第15回最終試験
Text/Reference Books,etc.	American Poetry: The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries (Library of America, 2007)‎ ISBN:978-1931082907
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Text
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Students will be responsible for providing a Japanese translation, grammatical explanation, vocabulary analysis, and the presentation of questions. When looking up vocabulary, please make use of the OED.
Requirements
Grading Method	The grading breakdown is as follows: Japanese translation (oral) and Q&A: 10 ％ Written submission (grammatical explanation, vocabulary analysis, and presentation of questions): 30 ％ Final Examination: 60 ％
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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