. In addition to poetic contents, the researcher divide poetry into 5 periods by the character’s age. Period1 childhood: before getting married Genji, the poetry shows her innocence. Period 2 girlhood, the early love: it started when she was separated from Genji..., because he had to escape to Suma until he came back and became the most successful in his life time. The poetry expresses sadness from separation, feeling of being neglected, and grudge due to Genji’s unfaithfulness. Period 3 adulthood: Rokujoin the Castel

Most of the Noh plays were adapted from famous literatures in the earlier periods (before the Muromachi period), particularly the Heian period. Izutsu (井筒) is one of the Noh plays adapted from renowned Heian literature ‘Ise Monogatari (伊勢物語... periods has an influence on ideas, perspectives and values of society. It notably reflects on different roles of the woman, who is a main character of the story. Based on the original literature, the main character as a wife was lower than a husband (man

Japan started the modernization after the resstoration in the meiji period. (1868-1912) Despite the treads of progress and westernization, it appeared that Japanese women's role and status were still restricted by social rules and remained the same... as in the Edo period. This article will study how literary works in this period reflects the image of Japanese women through three major works : The Thirteenth Night by Higuchi Ichiyo, Wild Geese by Mori Ogai and Disheveled Hair by Yosano Akiko

Japanese Literature in Yamato -Nara Period. The results revealed the following; 1) the actors in the myth such as gods and goddesses; 2) the certain items in the background of the action such as the Heavenly floating bridge; 3) the place sole..., there was incident and this incident comprise the great majority of motif.The study also dealed with the correlation between myth and Japanese literature in Yamato -Nara period; Kojiki（古事記）and Nihon Shoki（日本書紀）and Heian period; Hyakunin Isshu（百人一首), Shinto

Tomoe Gozen is a notable image of female warrior in Kamakura period. The era of war motivate her to become a brave female warrior. The purpose of this thesis is to study the images of the female character “Tomoe Gozen” by analysis and comparison... from two war tales in Kamakura period, namely, “Heikemonogatari” and “Gempeiseisuiki”, and two dramas, namely, Tomoe Noh Drama in Muromachi period and Hiraganaseisuiki Joururi Drama in Edo period. In addition, analyze image of “Tomoe Gozen” compared

This thesis is aimed at studying husband-wife relationships in ten of Shiga Naoya’s short stories: Kamisori and Han no Hanzai, which are works from the first period of his career (1910-1914), in comparison with Kōjimbutsu no Fūfu, Ryūkōkambō..., Amagaeru, Tensei, Yamashina no Kioku, Chijō, Banshū and Kuniko, all of them middle-period works (1917-1938). The research shows that the husband characters in the first period of Shiga Naoya’s literary career are self-centered individuals who, in addition

This paper depicts the reasons behind Shogun Yoritomo’s likeness in relation to the Kamakura-Muromachi period or Middle Ages of Japan, a period in which Samurai warriors fought and killed one another and reflected on the impermanence of life.... The story of warfare began as a collection of novels that outlined the power struggle between two powerful warrior clans, the Heike clan (平家) and the Genji clan (源氏), from the late Hei-an period until the beginning of the Kamakura period. The conflicts

The aims of this research are to study the changing of Momotarou, Demon, and the followers’ character and the roll of the folk tale through Meiji and Taishou period’s literature by focus on Momotarou, Demon, and the followers’ character...” by Sakai Toshihiko, “Momotarou” by Matsumura Takeo, “Momotarou” by Akutagawa Ryuunosuke. Through this research have found that the changing of Momotarou, Demon, and the followers’ character can be separated into 3 period, which is 1) Last of Meiji period

Kibitsunokama is a story in Ugetsumonogatari, a collection of mystery stories of the Edo period, written by Ueda Akinari. The story tells about Shotaro, a flirtatious young man, who deceived and left Isora, his newly married wife. Isora then became... of literary works of different periods. From the study, it is found that the image of Rokujo’s vengeful spirit has a mood of mononoaware, an emotional beauty often found in the Heian period literature, while Isora’s vengeful spirit has a scary and frightening

This research article is intended to be an analytical study on the concept of 義理[Giri] (duty) and 人情 [Ninjō] (feeling, desire) in 4 Japanese literary works of different periods, namely,『武悪』[Buaku], which is a 狂言 [Kyōgen] play,『冥途の飛脚』[Meidonohikyaku...],『愛国心』[Aikokushin] and『きらきらひかる』[Kirakirahikaru].The objective is to study the characters and concept of Giri and Ninjō in 4 Japanese literary works that were popular from the Kamakura period (AD 1185-1333) to the Shōwa period (AD 1926-1989