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Classical Japanese Language and Literature - http://www.classical-japanese.net/ This site teaches the classical (that is, old) Japanese language, through poems and extracts from literary/zen/martial arts classics.

Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture - http://www.cc.columbia.edu/cu/ealac/dkc/ Include review of lectures and details of the prizes awarded by the center to support translation of Japanese literature.

http://www.horagai.com/english.html - http://www.horagai.com/english.html Literary magazine featuring recent and new Japanese writers. Content in English and Japanese.

Introduction to History of Japan's Literature - http://www.kanzaki.com/jinfo/jliterature.html A short history of literature from the eighth century to the present day.

Japanese Literature Home Page - http://www.f.waseda.jp/mjewel/jlit/index.html Overview of Japanese literary history and important listing of Japanese Authors.

Japanese Literature Resources Page - http://mockingbird.creighton.edu/english/worldlit/wldocs/japan.htm Creighton University's Japanese bibliographic and internet resources as well as online texts.

Japanese Text Initiative - http://etext.virginia.edu/japanese/ Contains numerous searchable online texts in Japanese and translation from the Man'yoshu to the modern era. Also contains links to online dictionaries.

K.Inadomi's Private Library - http://www5.ocn.ne.jp/~kilib/ A biographical sketch of Lafcadio Hearn, a Greek-Irish writer who became a Japanese citizen. Also includes texts of selected works and links.

Nintoku: The Wealth of the Emperor - http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/ANCJAPAN/NINTOKU.HTM From the Nihongi, Book XI. A short anecdote from a history of the Emperor Nintoku on the relationship of the wealth of the population in relationship to the wealth of the Emperor. A good example of the importation of Confucian thought in early Japan.

The Flowering of Japanese Literature - http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/ANCJAPAN/LIT.HTM The importance of the Tale of Genji and the Pillow Book to subsequent Japanese literature.

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