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A P 
LITERATURE 
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Prepared By : 
San Pedro, Jessica 
Traje, Ericson 
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S E
Did you know that …. 
• The population of Japan is 
approximately 127 million 
• The total area of Japan is 
378,000 square kilometers 
(145,945 square miles). 
• The fastest Rollercoaster in 
the world is the "Dodonpa".
Did you know that …. 
• The oldest novel in the 
world was written in Japan 
over a thousand years ago.
Religion in Japan 
• SHINTOISM 
• BUDDHISM 
• CHRISTIANITY 
• ISLAM 
• HINDUISM 
• JUDAISM
History of Japanese Literature 
• Japanese literature spans a 
period of almost 2 millennia of 
writing 
• Writing are influence by 
Chinese literature 
• Japanese are generally based 
on important in political and 
cultural events
Japanese Ancient Literature 
• Introduction of Kanji 
• Man’yogana-earliest form 
of kana or syllabic writing
History of Japanese Literature 
• Nara Period (710-794) 
• Heian Period (794-1185) 
• Kamakura-Muromachi 
Period (1185-1573) 
• Edo Period (1603-1868) 
• Meiji Period to Present
Nara Period (710-794) 
• Japanese literature traces its 
beggings to oral traditions that 
were first recorded in written form 
in the early 18th century 
• Kojiki (Record of Ancient 
Matters) 
• Nihon Shoki (Chronicle of Japan) 
• Fudoki (Records of Wind and 
Water)
• The most brilliant literary product 
of this period was the Man’yoshu 
(Collection of Ten Thousand 
Leaves) 
•Tanka a verse form 
comprising 31 syllables (5-7- 
5-7-7) 
•In 905, Kokinwakashu or 
Kokinshu (Collection of Poems 
from Ancient and Modern Times) 
was published as the first poetry 
anthology commissioned by an 
emperor
Heian Period (794-1185) 
In the resplendent aristocratic culture 
that thrived early in the 11th century 
•MurasakiShikibu wrote 
the 54 chapter novel 
Genjimonogatari (Tale of 
Genji)
SeiShonagon,wrote 
Makura no Soshi (Pillow 
Book) 
Konjakumonogatari (Tales 
of a Time That Is Now 
Past) added new dimension 
to literature
Kamakura-Muromachi Period 
• In the latter half of the twelfth 
century warriors of the Taira 
clan (Heike) seized political 
power at the imperial 
court,virtually forming a new 
aristocracy
Heike Mono-gatari (Tales of Heike) 
,which depicts the rise and fall of the 
Taira with the spotlight on their wars 
with the Minamoto clan (Genji) 
Shin Kokinwakashu (New 
Collection of Poems from 
Ancient and Modern Times) an 
anthology of poetry 
commissioned by retired Emperor 
GoToba
KamoNo Chomei’s 
Hojoki (An Account 
of My Hut) 
Yoshida Kenko’s 
Tsurezuregusa 
(Essay of Idleness)
Shobogenzo (Treasury of the True 
Dharma Eye) one of the first 
Buddist text written in Japanese 
rather than Chinese,mark a major 
development in Zen thought 
Taiheiki (Chronicle of the 
Great Peace) 
Zeami’s Fushikaden (The 
Transmission of the Flower of 
Acting Style) is a brilliant essay 
on dramatic art
Edo Period (1603-1868) 
Around this time the fucntion of literature 
as a mean of social intercourse 
broadened. 
Composing Renga (successive 
linked verses by several people 
forming a long poem) became a 
favorite past time, and give birth 
toHaikal (a sort of jocolar 
renga) in the sixteenth century
Matsuo Basho who perfected 
a new condensed poetic form 
form of 17 syllables (5-7-50 
known as Haiku, an 
embodiment of elegant 
simplicity and tranquility
In the Genroku era (1688-1704) 
city of dwelling artisans and 
merchants became the main 
supporters of literature and 
professional artists began to 
appear
Ihara Saikaku ,who 
realistically portrayed the 
life of Osaka merchant 
ChikamatsuMonzaemon, 
who wrote joruri,a form of 
storytelling involving chanted 
lines and kabuki lines
YosaBuson composed 
superb haiku depicting 
nature 
Ueda Akinari produced a 
collection of gothic stories 
called Ugetsumonogatari 
(Tales of Moonlight and Rain)
Meiji Period to Present 
In Meiji era unification of the written 
and spoken language was advocated 
Futabatei Shimei’s 
Ukigumo (Drifting 
Clouds) as a new 
form of novel
Emile Zola 
dominated Japan’s 
literary world for the 
first decade of 
twentieth century
LITERARY WORKS 
Kojiki (Records of the Ancient 
Matter).This tells about the creation 
of the world, the god ,the goddess of 
the mythological period and facts 
about the earliest history of Japan 
Nihongi (Chronicles of Japan) 
It tells about the early history of 
poetry in Japan
Three Types of Haiku 
Noh Play is the national theater play in 
Japan. This is a dance play invented by the 
Gods 
Puppet Play. Puppets are 
beautifully made and lifelike 
size 
Kabuki is the play for the 
masses.it is less intelectual more 
realistic even sensational
HAIKU 
It is a poem written in free verse. 
It is made up of 17 syllables 
divided into three lines. The first 
line has 5 syllables ,second line 
has 7 syllables , third line has 5 
syllables .It is allegorical in 
meaning. It is short and covers a 
wide scope in meaning
HAIKU POETS 
MatsouBasho – the 
most Famous of the 
Haiku poeats 
TakaiKito – an 
outstanding poet who 
lived in a century after 
Basho’s time
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Japan literature final

  • 1. A P LITERATURE J Prepared By : San Pedro, Jessica Traje, Ericson A N E S E
  • 2. Did you know that …. • The population of Japan is approximately 127 million • The total area of Japan is 378,000 square kilometers (145,945 square miles). • The fastest Rollercoaster in the world is the "Dodonpa".
  • 3. Did you know that …. • The oldest novel in the world was written in Japan over a thousand years ago.
  • 4. Religion in Japan • SHINTOISM • BUDDHISM • CHRISTIANITY • ISLAM • HINDUISM • JUDAISM
  • 5. History of Japanese Literature • Japanese literature spans a period of almost 2 millennia of writing • Writing are influence by Chinese literature • Japanese are generally based on important in political and cultural events
  • 6. Japanese Ancient Literature • Introduction of Kanji • Man’yogana-earliest form of kana or syllabic writing
  • 7. History of Japanese Literature • Nara Period (710-794) • Heian Period (794-1185) • Kamakura-Muromachi Period (1185-1573) • Edo Period (1603-1868) • Meiji Period to Present
  • 8. Nara Period (710-794) • Japanese literature traces its beggings to oral traditions that were first recorded in written form in the early 18th century • Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters) • Nihon Shoki (Chronicle of Japan) • Fudoki (Records of Wind and Water)
  • 9. • The most brilliant literary product of this period was the Man’yoshu (Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves) •Tanka a verse form comprising 31 syllables (5-7- 5-7-7) •In 905, Kokinwakashu or Kokinshu (Collection of Poems from Ancient and Modern Times) was published as the first poetry anthology commissioned by an emperor
  • 10. Heian Period (794-1185) In the resplendent aristocratic culture that thrived early in the 11th century •MurasakiShikibu wrote the 54 chapter novel Genjimonogatari (Tale of Genji)
  • 11. SeiShonagon,wrote Makura no Soshi (Pillow Book) Konjakumonogatari (Tales of a Time That Is Now Past) added new dimension to literature
  • 12. Kamakura-Muromachi Period • In the latter half of the twelfth century warriors of the Taira clan (Heike) seized political power at the imperial court,virtually forming a new aristocracy
  • 13. Heike Mono-gatari (Tales of Heike) ,which depicts the rise and fall of the Taira with the spotlight on their wars with the Minamoto clan (Genji) Shin Kokinwakashu (New Collection of Poems from Ancient and Modern Times) an anthology of poetry commissioned by retired Emperor GoToba
  • 14. KamoNo Chomei’s Hojoki (An Account of My Hut) Yoshida Kenko’s Tsurezuregusa (Essay of Idleness)
  • 15. Shobogenzo (Treasury of the True Dharma Eye) one of the first Buddist text written in Japanese rather than Chinese,mark a major development in Zen thought Taiheiki (Chronicle of the Great Peace) Zeami’s Fushikaden (The Transmission of the Flower of Acting Style) is a brilliant essay on dramatic art
  • 16. Edo Period (1603-1868) Around this time the fucntion of literature as a mean of social intercourse broadened. Composing Renga (successive linked verses by several people forming a long poem) became a favorite past time, and give birth toHaikal (a sort of jocolar renga) in the sixteenth century
  • 17. Matsuo Basho who perfected a new condensed poetic form form of 17 syllables (5-7-50 known as Haiku, an embodiment of elegant simplicity and tranquility
  • 18. In the Genroku era (1688-1704) city of dwelling artisans and merchants became the main supporters of literature and professional artists began to appear
  • 19. Ihara Saikaku ,who realistically portrayed the life of Osaka merchant ChikamatsuMonzaemon, who wrote joruri,a form of storytelling involving chanted lines and kabuki lines
  • 20. YosaBuson composed superb haiku depicting nature Ueda Akinari produced a collection of gothic stories called Ugetsumonogatari (Tales of Moonlight and Rain)
  • 21. Meiji Period to Present In Meiji era unification of the written and spoken language was advocated Futabatei Shimei’s Ukigumo (Drifting Clouds) as a new form of novel
  • 22. Emile Zola dominated Japan’s literary world for the first decade of twentieth century
  • 23. LITERARY WORKS Kojiki (Records of the Ancient Matter).This tells about the creation of the world, the god ,the goddess of the mythological period and facts about the earliest history of Japan Nihongi (Chronicles of Japan) It tells about the early history of poetry in Japan
  • 24. Three Types of Haiku Noh Play is the national theater play in Japan. This is a dance play invented by the Gods Puppet Play. Puppets are beautifully made and lifelike size Kabuki is the play for the masses.it is less intelectual more realistic even sensational
  • 25. HAIKU It is a poem written in free verse. It is made up of 17 syllables divided into three lines. The first line has 5 syllables ,second line has 7 syllables , third line has 5 syllables .It is allegorical in meaning. It is short and covers a wide scope in meaning
  • 26. HAIKU POETS MatsouBasho – the most Famous of the Haiku poeats TakaiKito – an outstanding poet who lived in a century after Basho’s time