development of chinese writing

an ideographic and partly phonetic chinese characters

basic philosophical and religious literature

the chinese call this simultaneous emergence of religions and philosophies

an influential by sun tzu work of military strategy that has affected both western and east asian philosophy and military thinking

literary disaster and legalism

scientific and historical text, paper and porcelain were invented

early woodblock printing

was one of the greatest romantic poets of ancient china. he wrote at least a thousand poems on a variety of subjects from political matters to natural scenery

wrote more than a thousand poems period he is thought of as one of the greatest realist poets of china,his poems reflect the hard reality support, dying people living next to reach rulers ,and primitive rural life

movable printing ,travel literature ,poetry , scientific text and the neo confucian classics

the five classics in song dynasty

drama and great fictional novels

buddhism and hua mulan

a style of opera that have exciting plots, elaborate costumes, refined music and singing , action , and dance that the mongols enjoyed

novels

novels and pre modern literature

author of the dream of the red chamber

it consists of eight lines with 5 to 7 characters in each line

poets based this poetry on the tune of popular songs

a freer form pattern on dramatic arias, led to the development of vernacular chinese literature

an author who is noted for his elegant diction

revered for his use of metaphorical, anecdotal and allegorical style

he was a writer, archaeologist , and politician who use symbolism and classical writing illustrations in his writing . this made his writing more appealing to those who attain classical education

he was novelist who use symbolism and classical literature illustrations in his writing

he led a revolution that marked the end of chinese dynasties in which a clan rules an empire

he was a writer who use vernacular writing for people who did not receive classical education

considered as the founder of modern baihua literature( literature that uses colloquial language)in china

this was the first period that marked by two events that were of prime importance to the development of literature in japan

the two events of archaic period

considered as the golden age of poetry

contain the early traditions of the japanese race, mythology and legendary history

the oldest extent anthology of japanese poetry divided into 20 chapters of can it contains some 4,500 poems written over a period of about 440 years and representing the works of several hundred poets

imperially commissioned japanese history text

an ancient record of izumo

chronicles of japan the second oldest book of classical japanese history

this period is considered the classical age of japanese literature

collection of ancient and modern poems an anthology of the best poems produced during the previous 150 years

sometimes referred to as the first modern novel it is considered to be the pre-eminent literature during this period

it was characterized by a constant state of warfare and turmoil and the decline of learning

new collection of ancient and modern poems which is reflected of the gloom and solitude of period

tale of the heike it tells of the defeat of the taira by the minamoto clan

it is the history of the rise and the fall of gen and hei

literature during this period was voluminous and had a far wider range of subjects

a popular japanese theater form consisting of a colorful background lively and emotional music dancing and exaggerated acting

a poem of 17 syllables in three lines of 5 7 5 syllables respectively

a japanese writer active during the late edo period regarded as japan's mark twain

was a japanese dramatist of joruri the form of puppet theater that later came to be known as bunrak and the live actor drama kabuki considered as japan's william shakespeare

this period saw the reopening of japan to the west and was a period of rapid industrialization

a kind of composition that combines pros and haiku flourished during this period

literally means mad poetry emerged during this time it is a comic and vulgar variety of tanka

during this time literature is characterized by the denial of the work of traditional writings and by the themes of this affection loss of purpose and coping with the defeat as a result of world war ii and japan's defeat

the setting sun is one of the stories that reflect the aftermath of war the post war period in japan was one of immense social change as japanese society adjusted to the shock of defeat and to the occupation of japan by american forces and their allies

wrote a personal matter in 1964 and became japan second winner of the nobel prize for literature

wrote fantastic novels such as woman in the dunes which won the yomiri prize for literature in 1962 and was adopted into a film in 1964

won the 1988 naoki price for ripening summer a story that captures the complex psychology of modern woman

one britain's prestigious man booker prize in international literature for his novel the remains of the day

remains as one of the most popular and controversial of today's widely acclaimed japanese author

an ancient language that was used for writing epics and religious

considered to be the oldest hindu writings it means knowledge in sanskrit are a collection of sacred books written in sanskrit

knowledge of the verses a collection of 1028 sacred hymns and is divided into 10 books called mandalas

knowledge of the sacrifice a handbook for priest in the performance of sacrificial rituals

knowledge of the melodies a collection of chance and melodies drawn from the rigveda or to be sung during worship

knowledge of the fire priest a collection of charms spells and hymns largely outside of the scope of worship and vedic sacrifice

narrates an ancient tale of war within a family caused by a desire for power the entire text contains 100,000 lines hence it is considered as one of the longest literary masterpieces it is actually a group of poems in one

takes its story from an episode in the mahabharata and gaves a romantic treatment in the form of kavya or court poetry

she was known for her famous novel the god of small things it won the man booker prize for fiction in 1997

was awarded with the nobel prize in literature in 1913 some of his remarkable works include manasi chitrangada and sonar tori

the national epic of thailand and was referred to as the thai version of ramayana however numerous version of the epic were lost after the war of ayutaya

an important classical literary work in thailand because it presents the history of the land including the people's tradition customs manners and figures prominently in the repertoire and classical dramas

was regarded as one of the major literary figures in thailand his style of writing is sensitive toward the life and and sentiments of the common folks

an early 20th century literary writer and scholar wrote about thai culture language and folklore his works influence the succeeding generations of scholars in various fields

the poseidonym of ml boopha nimmanhaemindha became popular with the thai readers at present her works are still read in different grade levels in thailand

what's a popular name in full length stories his prominent works are thung maharat a novel about rural life and long phrai a novel that is about an adventure in the forest

the spread of islam was also helpful in the development of indonesian literary and artistic practices as they were exposed to ___ coming from islamic was india the arab culture and persia is event paved the way for the advancement of literature and sacred text music and instruments and dance

is the tradition of using japanese shadow puppets in theater performance it further developed during the period of indianization when it was used in the portrayal of lacan which are complex hindu dramas

during the reign of suharto their works band and they were even in prison because their literary works expressed their dissent against the government