history of east asian literature

Chinese and Japanese Literature were

the most famous East Asian Literature.

Chinese and Japanese Literature were

written (periods of B.C).

The earliest layer of the Chinese

Literature was influenced by oral

traditions.

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)

The Confucian works in particular have

been a key to the importance of the

Chinese Culture and History.

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.

The earliest known narrative history of

China was the Zuo Zhuan, which is

compiled not later than 389 B.C.

The oldest extant dictionary in China

was Erya, dated to the 3th Century B.C.

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).

Sima Qian was often compare to the

Historian Herodotus.

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.

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.

Confucius is traditionally credited with

editing the Shijing.

Shi – It is the basic meaning of poem

and poetry.

Classical Chinese poetry composition

became a conventional skill of the well-

educated throughout the Ming (1368–

1644) and Qing (1644–1911) dynasties.

The late Qing also saw a "revolution in

poetry" , which promoted

experimentation with new forms and

the incorporation of new registers of

language.

Japanese Literature was greatly

influenced by Chinese Literature and

Buddhism.

Classical Japanese literature generally

refers to literature produced during

the Heian period, referred to as the

golden era of art and literature.

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.

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.

He is one of the most controversial Japanese Authors

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