Japanese Literature
Geane Louise J. Mendoza
BSBA-MM 4-5D
JAPANESE LITERATURE
I. History
A. Ancient Literature (until 764)- “Nara Period” (AD 710 to 794)
Kan’ji- Logographic Chinese Characters which is first writing system used by Japanese that was introduce by Chinese.
Kana- are syllabic Japanese scripts, a part of the Japanese writing system contrasted with the logographic Chinese characters known in Japan as kanji.
3 Kana Scripts:
Man’yogana- (old syllabic)
Katakana- (modern angular)
Hiragana – (modern cursive)
IMPORTANT LITERATURES
Kojiki- ("An Account of Ancient Matters") (711-712) a historical record that also chronicles ancient Japanese mythology and folk songs.
Ō no Yasumaro (Died on August 15, 723) was a Japanese nobleman, bureaucrat, and chronicler.
Empress Genmei (Genmei-tennō 660 – December 29, 721), also known as Empress Genmyō, was the 43rd monarch of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession
Urashima Tarō is a Japanese legend.
Nihon Shoki - sometimes translated as “The Chronicles of Japan”, is the second oldest book of classical Japanese history.
Fudoki-refer to the oldest records called Kofudoki written in the Nara period.
Rikkokushi-is a general term for Japan's six national histories.
Shoku Nihongi-is an imperially commissioned Japanese history text.
B. Classical literature (794–1185) “Heian period”
-Golden era of art and Literature.
Kogo Shūi is a historical record of the Inbe clan of Japan written in the early Heian period (794–1185).
IMPORTANT LITERATURES
Genji Monogatari-“The Tale of Genji” (11th Century) considered the pre-eminent masterpiece of Heian fiction and an early example of a work of fiction in the form of a novel.
Kokin Wakashū ("Collection of Japanese Poems of Ancient and Modern Times")
Waka (short poem) is a genre of classical Japanese poetry and one of the major genres of Japanese literature.
Makura no Sōshi (990s-) “The Pillow Book” is a book of observations and musings recorded by Sei Shōnagon, an author and a court lady,
BSBA-MM 4-5D
JAPANESE LITERATURE
I. History
A. Ancient Literature (until 764)- “Nara Period” (AD 710 to 794)
Kan’ji- Logographic Chinese Characters which is first writing system used by Japanese that was introduce by Chinese.
Kana- are syllabic Japanese scripts, a part of the Japanese writing system contrasted with the logographic Chinese characters known in Japan as kanji.
3 Kana Scripts:
Man’yogana- (old syllabic)
Katakana- (modern angular)
Hiragana – (modern cursive)
IMPORTANT LITERATURES
Kojiki- ("An Account of Ancient Matters") (711-712) a historical record that also chronicles ancient Japanese mythology and folk songs.
Ō no Yasumaro (Died on August 15, 723) was a Japanese nobleman, bureaucrat, and chronicler.
Empress Genmei (Genmei-tennō 660 – December 29, 721), also known as Empress Genmyō, was the 43rd monarch of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession
Urashima Tarō is a Japanese legend.
Nihon Shoki - sometimes translated as “The Chronicles of Japan”, is the second oldest book of classical Japanese history.
Fudoki-refer to the oldest records called Kofudoki written in the Nara period.
Rikkokushi-is a general term for Japan's six national histories.
Shoku Nihongi-is an imperially commissioned Japanese history text.
B. Classical literature (794–1185) “Heian period”
-Golden era of art and Literature.
Kogo Shūi is a historical record of the Inbe clan of Japan written in the early Heian period (794–1185).
IMPORTANT LITERATURES
Genji Monogatari-“The Tale of Genji” (11th Century) considered the pre-eminent masterpiece of Heian fiction and an early example of a work of fiction in the form of a novel.
Kokin Wakashū ("Collection of Japanese Poems of Ancient and Modern Times")
Waka (short poem) is a genre of classical Japanese poetry and one of the major genres of Japanese literature.
Makura no Sōshi (990s-) “The Pillow Book” is a book of observations and musings recorded by Sei Shōnagon, an author and a court lady,