Home›East and Southeast Asian Literature›Form Mostly Written›PlayBrowse ByPlayFactsPlaySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1050 BCE 1Primary Language or TraditionWell-attestedEast and Southeast Asian 1PlayFilter Results6 entriesGenreAllBunraku (1)Drama (4)Kabuki (1)Short Fiction (1)The Novel (2)Original LanguageAllJapanese (3)Sinitic (1)NationalityAllChina (3)Japan (3)Active EraAll1241 to 1320 (1)1550 to 1616 (1)1653 to 1725 (1)1896 to 1981 (1)1925 to 1970 (1)MovementAllRealism (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 6Chikamatsu MonzaemonPlayGuan HanqingPlayMao DunPlayTakeda Izumo IIPlayTang XianzuPlayYukio MishimaPlaySources1. Book of Documents (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaBook of Documents, modern-script chapters dating sentenceQuote, Book of Documents, modern-script chapters dating sentenceSome of its modern-script chapters are among the earliest examples of Chinese prose, recording speeches from the early years of the Zhou dynasty in the late 11th century BC.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.