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説話文学 (せつわぶんがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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語がたり
集しゅう
』
が
よく
挙あ
げ
られる
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The Konjaku Monogatarishū is often cited as a representative work of legendary literature.
I'm taking a course on narrative literature at university.
Kanji 説 opinion, theory, explanation 文 sentence, literature, style 学 study, learning, science Related words 物語文学ものがたりぶんがく 物語文学 refers to longer fictional narratives like 源氏物語, while 説話文学 focuses on shorter, often didactic tales and anecdotes.
今こん 昔じゃく 物もの 語がたり 集しゅう A major collection of setsuwa tales from the late Heian period, often studied as a prime example of 説話文学.
Etymology Compound of 説話 (setsuwa, 'tale, legend') and 文学 (bungaku, 'literature'). The term was coined in modern Japanese literary studies to categorize a distinct genre of medieval Japanese short story collections.