Classical Japanese
27 works
枕草子
The Pillow Book
Sei Shōnagon · 1002Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
紫式部日記
The Diary of Lady Murasaki
Murasaki Shikibu · c. 1008-1010Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
源氏物語
The Tale of Genji
Murasaki Shikibu · 1021Novel
更級日記
Sarashina Nikki
Lady Sarashina (Takasue's daughter) · 1000sBiography / Memoir / Reportage
方丈記
Hōjōki
Kamo no Chōmei · 1212Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
平家物語
The Tale of the Heike
Unknown · c. 1300-1330Epic / Long-form / Standalone Poem
徒然草 (Tsurezuregusa)
Essays in Idleness
Kenkō · 1330-1332Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
松風
Pining Wind
Kan'ami Kiyotsugu · c. late 14th centuryDrama / Theatre / Plays
関寺小町
Sekidera Komachi
Zeami Motokiyo · c. 1390Drama / Theatre / Plays
山姥
Yamanba (The Old Crone)
Zeami Motokiyo · c. 1400Drama / Theatre / Plays
敦盛
Atsumori
Zeami Motokiyo · c. late 14th/early 15th centuryDrama / Theatre / Plays
竹生島
Chikubushima
Unknown · c. 1400-1450Drama / Theatre / Plays
綾鼓
The Damask Drum
Zeami Motokiyo · c. 1400-1415Drama / Theatre / Plays
忠度
Tadanori
Zeami Motokiyo · c. 1405Drama / Theatre / Plays
呉服
Kureha
Zeami Motokiyo · c. 1405Drama / Theatre / Plays
蝉丸
Semimaru
Zeami Motokiyo · c. 1405Drama / Theatre / Plays
井筒
Izutsu
Zeami Motokiyo · c. 1400-1415Drama / Theatre / Plays
海女
Ama
Zeami Motokiyo · c. 1410Drama / Theatre / Plays
邯鄲
Kantan
Unknown · c. 1410Drama / Theatre / Plays
高砂
Takasago
Zeami Motokiyo · c. 1410Drama / Theatre / Plays
斑女
Hanjo (Lady Han)
Zeami Motokiyo · c. 1415Drama / Theatre / Plays
春日龍神
The Kasuga Dragon God
Zeami Motokiyo · c. 1415Drama / Theatre / Plays
西行桜
Saigyōzakura
Zeami Motokiyo · c. 1415-1425Drama / Theatre / Plays
江口
Eguchi
Zeami Motokiyo · c. 1429Drama / Theatre / Plays
砧
Kinuta
Zeami Motokiyo · c. 1430Drama / Theatre / Plays
隅田川
The Sumida River
Kanze Motomasa · c. 1430Drama / Theatre / Plays
船弁慶
Funa Benkei
Kanze Nobumitsu · c. 1490Drama / Theatre / Plays