The story of ancient Japan 1687
By Yasumaro Ō, Gustav Heldt, Fujimura, Tsukuru, Kazutami Nishimiya, Motoori, Norinaga, B. Chamberlain, M. Shibata, Basil Hall Chamberlain, Yasumaro Ō, 周作人, 倉野憲司, 周作人
- Translations into English, Mythology, Japanese, Japanese literature, Japanese Mythology
"The Kojiki, previously translated as "A Record of Ancient Matters," is considered to be the first literary work in the history of Japan. It is a compilation of myths, history, songs, legends, genealogies, and other disparate works from which written history and literature were later created.
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- Yasumaro Ō, Gustav Heldt, Fujimura, Tsukuru, Kazutami Nishimiya, Motoori, Norinaga, B. Chamberlain, M. Shibata, Basil Hall Chamberlain, Yasumaro Ō, 周作人, 倉野憲司, 周作人
- First published
- 1687
- Pages
- 266
- Publisher
- Ren min wen xue chu ban she, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Ōfū
- Editions
- 26
- Language
- und, English, French, Chinese
- ISBN
- 9789864775385
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