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Setsuwa (****anese: 説話, romanized: setsu wa) is a ****anese
literary genre. It
consists of myths, legends, folktales, and anecdotes.
Among the
setsuwa, those...
- of beauty" (美人説話, bijin-
setsuwa) "tales of sensuality" (好色説話, kōshoku-
setsuwa) "tales of haughtiness" (驕慢説話, kyōman-
setsuwa) "tales of poetry/poetic...
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considered to be a
humorous story in
setsuwa. The
Konjaku Monogatarishū and the Uji Shūi
Monogatari were
setsuwa collections compiled from the
Heian period...
- work is
classified as
setsuwa literature.
Following in the
footsteps of
Konjaku Monogatarishū, it is the
representative setsuwa work of the
Kamakura period...
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period (794–1185), oni were
often depicted in ****anese literature, such as
setsuwa, as
terrifying monsters that ate people. A
prominent depiction of oni is...
- (鬼童丸, 鬼同丸) is an oni that
appears in the
Kamakura period collection of
setsuwa, the
Kokon Chomonjū,
among other sources. As
described in the
Kokon Chomonjū...
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Monogatari (****anese: 物語, [monoɡaꜜtaɾi]) is a
literary form in
traditional ****anese
literature – an
extended prose narrative tale
comparable to epic literature...
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early Heian period setsuwa collection.
Written by Kyōkai
between 787 and 824, it is ****an's
oldest collection of
Buddhist setsuwa. It is
three volumes...
- of
feminine beauty".: 43 He also
draws parallels with the
vernacular setsuwa tradition and
anecdotes told of
Fujiwara Munesuke, the bee-keeping minister...
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literary genre called setsuwa ("informative narration") goes back to
orally transmitted myths, legends, folktales, and anecdotes.
Setsuwa comprise the oldest...
