Historical tale
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Historical tale is a category of Japanese literature
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Notable historical tales are:
Japanese literature
Early works of Japanese literature were heavily influenced by cultural contact with China and Chinese literature, often written in Classical Chinese. Indian literature also had an influence through the diffusion of Buddhism in Japan...
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Notable historical tales are:
- A Tale of Flowering Fortunes (Eiga monogatari)
- The Great MirrorThe Great MirrorThe Great Mirror or Ōkagami is a Japanese historical tale by an unknown author that covers from 850 to 1025, the golden days of Fujiwara family's rule. It is said to be a succession to records of Eiga Monogatari....
(Okagami) - Today's Mirror (Imakagami)
- The Water Mirror (Mizukagami)
- The Clear Mirror (Masukagami)
- Rokudai ShojikiRokudai Shojikiwas a Japanese history book written in the early Kamakura period, narrating events at that time in the order they occurred. The Rokudai, which literally means six generations, refers to Emperors Takakura, Antoku, Go-Toba, Tsuchimikado, Juntoku and Go-Horikawa...
written in the Kamakura periodKamakura periodThe is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura Shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo....
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