This Powerpoint presentation speaks of the different countries in the East Asia and their corresponding History of their oral and written works of Literature.

1. Chinese and Japanese Literature were
the most famous East Asian Literature.

2. Chinese and Japanese Literature were
written (periods of B.C).

4. The earliest layer of the Chinese
Literature was influenced by oral
traditions.

5. There is a wealth of early Chinese
literature dating from the Hundred
Schools of Thought that occurred
during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770-
256 BC)

6. The Confucian works in particular have
been a key to the importance of the
Chinese Culture and History.

7. The introduction of woodblock printing
during the Tang Dynasty and invention
of movable type printing during the
Song Dynasty, has rapidly spread
written knowledge throughout China.

8. The earliest known narrative history of
China was the Zuo Zhuan, which is
compiled not later than 389 B.C.

9. The oldest extant dictionary in China
was Erya, dated to the 3th Century B.C.

10. Although court records and other
independent records existed
beforehand, the definitive work in early
Chinese historical writing was the Shiji,
or Records of the Grand
Historian written by Han Dynasty court
historian Sima Qian (145 BC-90 BC).

11. Sima Qian was often compare to the
Historian Herodotus.

12. During the Song Dynasty, the
compilation of the Four Great Books of
Song (10th century – 11th century),
begun by Li Fang and completed
by Cefu Yuangui, represented a
massive undertaking of written material
covering a wide range of different
subjects.

13. In northern China, the Shijing or Classic
of Poetry (approx. 10th-7th century BC)
comprises over 300 poems in a variety
of styles ranging from those with a
strong suggestion of folk music to
ceremonial hymns.

14. Confucius is traditionally credited with
editing the Shijing.

15. Shi – It is the basic meaning of poem
and poetry.

16. Classical Chinese poetry composition
became a conventional skill of the well-
educated throughout the Ming (1368–
1644) and Qing (1644–1911) dynasties.

17. The late Qing also saw a "revolution in
poetry" , which promoted
experimentation with new forms and
the incorporation of new registers of
language.

18. Japanese Literature was greatly
influenced by Chinese Literature and
Buddhism.

19. Classical Japanese literature generally
refers to literature produced during
the Heian period, referred to as the
golden era of art and literature.

20. Many genres of literature made their
début during the Edo Period, helped by
a rising literacy rate among the growing
population of townspeople, as well as
the development of lending libraries.

21. The Meiji period marks the re-opening
of Japan to the West, and a period of
rapid industrialization. The introduction
of European literature brought free
verse into the poetic repertoire. It
became widely used for longer works
embodying new intellectual themes.

23. He is one of the most controversial
Japanese Authors
His genre-defying, humorous and
surreal works have sparked fierce
debates in Japan over whether they are
true "literature" or simple pop-
fictionHis genre-defying, humorous and
surreal works have sparked fierce
debates in Japan over whether they are
true "literature" or simple pop-fiction