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Foreign Literature

Understanding countries and regions through studying their literature.

Foreign literature studies concerns the comprehensive research of literature in the language of the country it was written in that includes the study of the regional and historical circumstances in which it was written. While examining the author’s personal history and views and the historical context the work was written in, researchers must also imagine how and why the characters in the literature act the way they do to better grasp the essence of humanity. Study of any foreign literature requires acquisition of the language that literature was written in. For example, in order to study in the field of American and English literature criticism, studies in modern English and business English is carried out concurrently with other studies. Knowledge of the country’s culture, thinking, and daily customs are also essential for understanding the background in which a work was written.

Universities that offer these studies include...

明治学院大学 | Meiji Gakuin University

Meiji Gakuin University traces its origins to t...

Meiji Gakuin University

Faculty of Letters

武蔵大学 | Musashi University

Since its inception, Musashi University has con...

Musashi University

Humanities

津田塾大学 | Tsuda University

Tsuda University is a private institution of hi...

Tsuda University

College of Liberal Arts

関西大学 | Kansai University

Kansai University is a comprehensive private un...

Kansai University

Letters

東京都立大学 | Tokyo Metropolitan University

　　Tokyo Metropolitan University(TMU) is the o...

Tokyo Metropolitan University

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

愛知淑徳大学 | Aichi Shukutoku University

Be a part of the second intake intake of intern...

Aichi Shukutoku University

Letters

同志社大学 | Doshisha University

Our founding spirit consists of three main prin...

Doshisha University

Letters

上智大学 | Sophia University

Founded by the Jesuits in 1913 and placed in th...

Sophia University

Humanities

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