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During the Kamakura period (1185–1333), Japan experienced many civil wars which led to the development of a warrior class, and subsequent war tales, histories, and related stories. [9] Work from this period is notable for its more somber tone compared to the works of previous eras, with themes of life and death, simple lifestyles, and ...
The first human inhabitants of the Japanese archipelago have been traced to the Paleolithic, around 38–39,000 years ago. [1] The Jōmon period, named after its cord-marked pottery, was followed by the Yayoi period in the first millennium BC when new inventions were introduced from Asia.
The process of compiling a written history of Japan began in the seventh century. The most important of the early works are the Rikkokushi or six national histories which were written in the 9th century. [23] The strategies for writing history changed over time. The earliest works were created by Imperial edict.
The adaption of the Chinese script, introduced in Japan in the 5th or 6th century, followed by the 9th century development of a script more suitable to write in the Japanese language, is reflected in ancient and classical Japanese literature from the 7th to 13th century. This process also caused unique genres of Japanese literature to evolve ...
Deep and serious literature was combined with light and humorous elements, which is a noteworthy characteristic of late medieval literature. [9] Noh and its comic counterpart kyōgen is the standard example of this phenomenon, but renga had haikai , waka had its kyōka and kanshi (poetry in Classical Chinese ) had its kyōshi . [ 9 ]
The Cambridge History of Japan is a multi-volume survey of Japanese history published by Cambridge University Press (CUP). This was the first major collaborative synthesis presenting the current state of knowledge of Japanese history. [1] The series aims to present as full a view of Japanese history as possible. [2]
Concentrated efforts by the imperial court to record its history produced the first works of Japanese literature during the Nara period. Works such as the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki were political, used to record and therefore justify and establish the supremacy of the rule of the emperors within Japan.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Bookstores of Japan (9 P) C. Japanese ... Japanese fiction (16 C, 6 P) H. History of literature in Japan (30 C, 3 P) J ...