Story (ものがたり, monogatari), which means story, is a genre of Japanese classical literature. Literary works developed from oral rap, including legendary novels, historical novels, love novels and war stories.
the word "story" in Japanese means story or gossip. Tale literature is a genre of Japanese classical literature, which originated in heian period in the early 1th century. It was formed on the basis of Japanese folk, and was influenced by the legendary literature of the Six Dynasties and Sui and Tang Dynasties in China.
Before the Tale of Genji, the story literature was divided into two schools. One was to create stories such as Takenori Tale and Luowa Tale, which were pure fiction and legendary.
the first is the story of songs, such as Ise Story, Yamato Story, etc., which are mainly based on harmony songs and mostly belong to objective narrative or historical account. These tales are born out of fairy tales and folklore, and they are a literary form of transition to independent stories. Its shortcoming is the lack of internal unity and artistic integrity.
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The Tale of Genji, a representative work,
The Tale of Genji is a classic Japanese literature, which has had a great influence on the development of Japanese literature and is known as the peak of Japanese literature. There is no exact statement about the age of the book, which is generally believed to be between 11 and 18. Therefore, it can be said that it is the earliest long realistic novel in the world and occupies a certain position in the history of world literature.
Zishibu, the author of Tale of Genji (whose original name may be Xiangzi Fujiwara, but there are many opinions on this point), was deeply influenced by China culture since she was a child. On the basis of inheriting the national literary tradition, she widely adopted Chinese poems, and quoted more than 9 poems by Bai Juyi alone. In addition, a large number of allusions in China's ancient books such as The Book of Rites, The Warring States Policy, Historical Records and Hanshu are quoted.
Resources: Baidu Encyclopedia-Tale