Japanese literature

Japan known now as a developed country, which is famous because of its inventions, companies anf arts.
Here are some japanese cultures and some of there heritage that have a great effect on
their culcure.

Japanese literature is one of the major literatures of the world comparable to english
literature in age and variety.

Japanese literature is one of the major bodies of oriental literature. It is less voluminous
tan chinese literature but comparable to arabic, persian, and indian literature. It covers
the periods from fofth century A.D to the present.

Poems and odes to the gods were composed in the early japanese language before the art of writing was
knoen to japan. Only fragments of this literature have survived, but these arethought to have been
extensive. During the first centuries of wtiting in japan, the spoken language and written language were
identical.

The tale of genji

Written by japanese writer Shikibu in the 11th century, is generally regarded as the earliest
novel in any culture and as the greatest masterpiece of japanese literature. In this scene from
the novel, Prince Genji is visiting with his favorite wife, Murasaki, while watching his
housemaids, whom he has sent outside to build a snowman. The novel is remarkable for its
detailed depiction of the refined culture of Heian-perion japan.

The tale of the Heike (ca.1250)

The tale of Heike is a warrior epic of the historic battles between the Genji(Minamoto clan) and the
Heike(Taira clan) between 1169 and 1185. The tale follows the rise of Heike, their arrogance and abuse of
power and their distruction in the hand of Genji. Students who are interested in the transition to and the rise
of the warrior class in japanese history will find this a content-rich work.

 In the written form from at least the 18th century AD to the present.
 One of the oldest and richest national literatures. Since the late 1800s, japanese writings have
become increasingliyfamiliar abroad.
 Genres such as Haiku verse , no drama, and the japanese novel have had a substantail impact on
literature in many parts of the world.

Japanese writings
 KANJI – it includes 2000 characters derived from chinese starting more than 1500
years ago, with more than 5000 possible pronounciations and covering at least
5000 possible meanings or semantic fields which from the heart of writing system.
 KANA- some time after adopting chinese characters, the japanese developed two
syllaries (KANA), partially divided from kanji.
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