Heian court literature

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Heian court literature is a body of refined prose and poetry produced by aristocrats in Japan’s Heian period, known for its focus on courtly life, aesthetics, and emotional subtlety.

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Heian court literature canonical 2
Heian court poetry 1
Heian literature 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese literature
court literature
literary tradition
countryOfOrigin Japan
culturalValue miyabi
mono no aware
dominantForm prose narrative
short lyric poetry
endTime 1185
follows Nara period literature
genderAssociation male courtiers
women writers
influenced later Japanese court poetry
medieval Japanese literature
influencedBy Buddhism
Chinese literature
Shinto beliefs
language Classical Japanese
notableAuthor Fujiwara no Teika
Izumi Shikibu
Ki no Tsurayuki
Murasaki Shikibu
Ono no Komachi
Sei Shōnagon
notableGenre monogatari
nikki bungaku
setsuwa
waka poetry
notableWork Ise Monogatari
Kagerō Nikki
Kokin Wakashū
The Pillow Book
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
Tosa Nikki
partOf Heian period culture
socialContext Heian aristocracy
imperial court
startTime 794
stylisticFeature allusive variation
diary-style narration
poem-tale integration
use of pillow words
typicalTheme aesthetic refinement
courtly love
emotional subtlety
impermanence
nature
seasonal change
writingSystem kana
kanji

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Sei Shōnagon literaryMovement Heian court literature
Ariwara no Narihira literaryMovement Heian court literature
this entity surface form: Heian court poetry
The Great Mirror relatedTo Heian court literature
this entity surface form: Heian literature
Makura no Sōshi literaryMovement Heian court literature