WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Most early Japanese prose was written by ____
A
Women
B
Men
C
Young Children
D
Slaves
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -976-c. 1040 CE)-facilitated the first flowering of classical Japanese literature. Women wrote Japan’s and perhaps Asia’s first autobiographical narratives in diaries and memoirs, as well as miscellaneous writings composed of poems, lists, observations, and personal essays during the Heian era (794-1185 CE).

Detailed explanation-2: -Murasaki and Shōnagon were remarkable for the brilliance and enduring popularity of their work; that they were writing at all was, however, unremarkable in their sociohistorical context.

Detailed explanation-3: -Women have written much of Japan’s most significant fiction, from foundational Heian period works like “The Tale of Genji, ‘’ through the proletarian movement in the 1920s, to the popular genre fiction of today. “Women writers have long been active in Japan, ‘’ said North.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hiragana means “flowing” or “simple", and this feminine, cursive writing was referred to as onnade or women’s hand. Today, hiragana is widely considered the standard form of Japanese writing. Ancient Japanese women also developed the standards for literature.

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