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Japanese Literature
Japanese literature throughout most of its history has been influenced by cultural contact with neighboring Asian literatures, most notably China and its literature. Early texts were often written in pure Classical Chinese or , a Chinese-Japanese creole language. Indian literature also had an influence through the spread of Buddhism in Japan. During the Heian period, Japan's original culture () developed and literature also established its own style, with the significant usage and development of to write Japanese literature. Following the Perry Expedition which led to the end of the policy and the forced reopening of foreign trade, Western literature has also made influences to the development of modern Japanese writers, while Japanese literature has in turn become more recognized internationally, leading to two Japanese Nobel laureates in literature, namely Yasunari Kawabata and Kenzaburō Ōe. History Nara-period literature (before 794) Before the introduction of kanji f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian Literature
Asian literature is the literature produced in Asia. Examples *East Asian literature ** Chinese literature ** Japanese literature ** Korean literature **Mongolian literature ** Taiwanese literature *South Asian literature ** Indian literature **Pakistani literature **Bangladeshi folk literature ** Sri Lankan literature ** Bhutanese literature *Southeast Asian literature **Thai literature **Philippine literature **Malaysian literature ** Indonesian literature **Burmese literature **Cambodian literature ** Laotian literature **Singaporean literature **Vietnamese literature *Central Asian literature **Kazakh literature **Tajik literature **Uzbek literature **Kyrgyz literature *West Asian literature **Persian literature **Arabic literature **Jewish literature **Turkish literature Classical Indian literature Classical Chinese and Japanese literature In Tang and Song dynasty China, famous poets such as Li Bai authored works of great importance. They wrote ''shī'' (Classical Chinese: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
