Edo literature

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Edo literature is the body of Japanese writing produced during the Edo period (1603–1868), known for its vibrant popular fiction, poetry, and drama that reflected the urban culture of cities like Edo (Tokyo), Osaka, and Kyoto.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Edo literature canonical 1
Ihara Saikaku’s ukiyo-zōshi corpus 1

How this entity was disambiguated

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese literature period
literary movement
associatedWith Awaji Ningyō Jōruri puppet theater
surface form: bunraku puppet theatre

kabuki theatre
terakoya education system
ukiyo-e culture
characteristic commercial publishing market
depiction of pleasure quarters
focus on urban life
interest in travel and pilgrimage
mixing of high and low cultural elements
satirical tone
use of vernacular language
country Japan
endTime 1868
followedBy Meiji period literature
follows Azuchi–Momoyama period literature
hasGenre bunraku plays
comic fiction
confessional prose
didactic literature
drama
erotic literature
gesaku
haikai poetry
haiku
historical fiction
kabuki plays
kibyōshi
kokkeibon
ninjōbon
poetry
popular fiction
sharebon
travel literature
ukiyo-zōshi
waka
war tales
yomihon
influenced Meiji literature
modern Japanese popular fiction
influencedBy Buddhism
Chinese literature
Confucianism
Shinto
classical Japanese literature
samurai culture
urban merchant culture
language Japanese
mainLocation Edo
Kyoto NERFINISHED
Osaka ONNED1
notableAuthor Chikamatsu Monzaemon
Hiraga Gennai
Ihara Saikaku
Jippensha Ikku
Kobayashi Issa NERFINISHED
Kyokutei Bakin NERFINISHED
Matsuo Bashō NERFINISHED
Santō Kyōden
Takizawa Bakin NERFINISHED
Ueda Akinari
Yosa Buson NERFINISHED
notableWork Nansō Satomi Hakkenden NERFINISHED
Oku no Hosomichi ONNED1
The Life of an Amorous Man
The Love Suicides at Sonezaki
Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige
Ugetsu Monogatari
partOf Edo period
periodStyle early Edo literature
late Edo literature
mid-Edo literature
printingTechnology woodblock printing
startTime 1603
targetAudience artisans
merchants
samurai class
townspeople

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ihara Saikaku movement Edo literature
Seken Munesanyō partOf Edo literature
this entity surface form: Ihara Saikaku’s ukiyo-zōshi corpus