noun
early-modern Japanese literature; Edo-period literature
Academic term referring to Japanese literature of the early modern period, roughly 1600–1867 (Edo period).
大学で近世文学を専攻しています。
I'm majoring in early-modern Japanese literature at university.
この研究は近世文学、特に井原西鶴に焦点を当てている。
This research focuses on early-modern literature, especially Ihara Saikaku.
Compound of 近世 (early modern period) and 文学 (literature). The term 近世 is a historical periodization used in Japanese historiography.