Historical Periods of Japanese Literature
– Nara-period literature (before 794)
– Heian literature (794–1185)
– Kamakura-Muromachi period literature (1185–1603)
– Edo-period literature (1603–1868)
– Meiji, Taishō, and early Shōwa-period literature (1868-1945)
– Postwar literature (1945-onwards)
Notable Authors and Works
– Kakinomoto no Hitomaro and Ōtomo no Yakamochi (Nara-period)
– Ariwara no Narihira, Ono no Komachi, Sugawara no Michizane, Ki no Tsurayuki, and Lady Ise (Heian-period)
– Murasaki Shikibu, Sei Shonagon, Shimizu Shikin (Heian-period)
– Saigyō Hōshi (Kamakura-Muromachi-period)
– Natsume Sōseki, Mori Ōgai, Shiga Naoya, Ozaki Kōyō, Kyōka Izumi, Ichiyo Higuchi (Meiji, Taishō, and early Shōwa-period)
– Haruo Umezaki, Osamu Dazai, Yukio Mishima (Postwar)
– Kenzaburō Ōe, Mitsuharu Inoue, Shūsaku Endō, Yasushi Inoue (Prominent writers of the 1970s and 1980s)
– Kōbō Abe, Yoshikichi Furui, Shizuko Todoja, Haruki Murakami (Avant-garde writers and contemporary authors)
Themes and Influences
– Chinese characters and early Japanese texts
– Elegance and sophistication in Heian-period literature
– War tales and histories in Kamakura-Muromachi period literature
– Western influence in Edo-period literature
– Influence of Western literature in modern and contemporary literature
– Impact of World War II and defeat on postwar literature
Female Authors
– Murasaki Shikibu, Sei Shonagon, Shimizu Shikin (Heian-period)
– Hiratsuka Raicho, Higuchi Ichiyo, Tamura Toshiko, Nogami Yaeko, Yosano Akiko (Meiji period)
– Notable female authors in contemporary literature
Literary Awards and Media
– The Akutagawa Prize and other literary contests and awards in Japan
– New media in Japanese literature (visual novels, cell phone novels, manga, light novels) Source URL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_literature
