About The Complete Collection of Japanese Classical Literature, New Edition

Records of Ancient Matters; (Official Imperial Mythology of Japan's Origins and Reigns of Emperors Jimmu to Suiko, 711-12, Old Japanese Manyōgana.)

Chronicles of Japan; (Imperial History of the Origin of the World and Japan, and Emperors Jimmu to Jito, 720, Classical Chinese.)

Literally "Accounts of Far Winds and Lands"; (Early Regional Records of Agriculture, Geography, History, Myths and Folklore.)

Ten Thousand Leaves; (The Earliest Anthology of Poetry.)

(Earliest Collection of Miraculous and Strange Buddhist Legends.)

Collection from Ancient and Modern Times; (First Imperial Anthology of Old and New Poetry.)

The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (or) Princess Kaguya; (Oldest Japanese Narrative Folktale.)

Tales of Ise; (Quasi-Biographical Poetry and Narratives of a Man, Mid-10th Century.)

Tales of Yamato; (Collection of Court Anecdotes and Poetry, circa. 950, author(s) unknown.)

(Poem Tale of a Heichu Sadabumi, and His Bumbled Romances, circa. 960-65, author unknown.)

The Tosa Diary; (Ki no Tsurayuki's Return to the Capital, First Travelogue-Diary Written in Kana Script Style of Women, and Humor, circa. 935.)

Literally "The Mayfly Diary", commonly "The Gossamer Years"; (Psychological Memoirs of the Mother of Michitsuna, Secondary Wife of a Heian Courtier-Statesman, 954-974.)

Tale of the Hollow Tree; (Four Generation Epic of the House of a Mystical Harp, 970-999.)

The Tale of the Lady Ochikubo (or) Tale of the Lower Room; (Persecutions and Eventual Happiness of a Stepdaughter, circa. 960-970.)

Tales of the Tsutsumi Middle Counselor; (Collected Narratives of Late-Heian and Early Kamakura Court Life.)

The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon; (Private Diary of Musings on Life as a Court Lady.)

Collection of Chinese and Japanese Poems for Singing; (Anthology of favorite Chinese couplets and Japanese tanka.)

Tale of Genji; (First Novel in World Literature by Murasaki Shikibu, early 11th Century.)

The Diary of Izumi Shikibu; (Narrative of the Romance between Prince Atsumichi and Poet Izumi Shikibu.)

Murasaki Shikibu Diary; (Daily Life of Lady Murasaki, 1008-1010.)

Sarashina Diary; (Confessions and Life of a Lady of High Birth, 1059.)

Diary of Lady Sanuki; (Recollections of a Lady-In-Waiting to Emperors Horikawa and Toba.)

Tale of Hamamatsu Middle Counselor; (Religious Fantasy of a Nobleman's Romantic Entanglements, 11th Century.)

Wakefulness at Night; (Tragic Story of Love Between a Court Lady and a Middle Counselor, 11th Century.)

Tale of Sagoromo; (Prose Fiction Story of a Handsome Aristocrat, 11th Century.)

Tale of Flowering Fortunes; (First Historical Narrative in Kana Syllabary about the Life of Fujiwara no Michinaga and His Family, 11th Century.)

The Great Mirror; (Second Historical Narrative in Kana Syllabary about the Fujiwara Regents, Late 11th Century to early 12th Century.)

Anthology of Tales from the Past; (Buddhist and Folktales of India, China and Japan, 12th Century.)

Tale of Sumiyoshi; (Hardship and Happiness of a Stepdaughter, Late 10th Century.)

Tale of Changing Roles; (Successes of a Brother and Sister in the Imperial Court, 12th Century.)

Tale of Matsuuranomiya; (A Supernatural Fantasy of a Courtiers Love and Adventure, Late 12th Century.)

Nameless Booklet; (Fictitious Dialogues of Aristocratic Women Critiquing Heian Literature, Late 12th-early 13th Century.)

Record of Masakado; (Early War Tale of the Life of Taira no Masakado, 11th Century.)

Record of Mutsu; (Early War Tale in Sino-Japanese Script of the Minamoto Military Exploits, circa 1062.)

(Account of the Hōgen Rebellion, Prelude to Tale of Heiji, 13th Century Chanted Text.)

(Account of the Heiji Rebellion, Sequel to Tale of Hōgen, 13th Century Chanted Text.)

Songs to Entertain the Gods; (Collection of the Songs Sung in Shinto and Early Court Ceremonies.)

Folksongs Arranged for Imperial Court Performances.)

Secret Selection of Rafter Dust; (Emperor Go-Shirakawa's Collection of Imayō Songs So Wonderful the Music Moves Dust, circa 1169.)

Songs Sung in Tranquility; (Collection of Popular Kouta Songs, 1518.)

Literally "New Collection from Ancient and Modern Times"; (Eighth Imperial Anthology of Old and New Poetry, circa 1295.)

The Ten Foot Square Hut; (Essays Contemplating the Impermanence of Life by Kamo no Chomei, 1212.)

Essays in Idleness; (Random Reflections on a Miscellany of Topics and Life's Changeability, circa 1330.)

Miscellaneous Contemplations on the Treasury of the True Dharma Eye; (Teachings and Sayings of Dōgen, 13th Century.)

Lamenting the Deviations; (Pure Land Buddhist Treatise on the Ideas of Shinran by His Disciple to Address Doctrinal Disputes, 13th Century.)

The Tale of the Heike; (Major War Epic of the Genpei War, and Rise of the Minamoto Family, 14th Century.)

The Poetic Memoirs of Lady Daibu; (Autobiographical Poetry and Prose of a Court Lady and Her Romantic Affairs, Late 12th-early 13th Century.)

Uninvited Confessions tran. The Confessions of Lady Nijō; (Last of Court Autobiographies and Depiction of Aristocratic Decline, circa 1307.)

(Anthology of Medieval Travelogues, 1192-1600.)

(Anthology of Medieval Waka <31 syllable> Poetry, 1192-1600.)

Tales of Uji Shūi; (Collection of Buddhist Legends, Secular Stories and Folktales from India, China and Japan, 13th Century.)

Book of Ten Admonitions; (Stories with Moral Lessons and Commonsense for the Young, 1252.)

Collection of Sand and Pebbles; (Collection of Buddhist Parables, Legends and Anecdotes by Mujû Ichien, 1283.)

Tale of the Soga Brothers; (Semi-Fictional Account of Revenge and Filial Piety, 14th Century.)

Chronicle of the Great Peace; (Tale of the Conflict Between the Northern and Southern Courts, Late 14th Century.)

Noh Dramas; (Selected Major Works of Kan'ami, Zeami During the Muromachi Period, 14th – 15th Century.)

Kyogen Plays; (Selected Works of Comedy Performed With Noh From the Muromachi and Early Edo Periods, 14th – 17th Century.)

Anthology of Renga; (Early Formal Style Collaborative Linked Verse of <5-7-5> <7-7>Syllables.)

Anthology of Haikai Renga; (Later Simplified Style of Collaborative Linked Verse Popular in the Edo Period.)

The Life of Minamoto no Yoshitsune; (Popular Account of the Warrior-Hero and His Loyal Retainers, Early 15th Century.)

Selected Otogizōshi Stories from the Muromachi Period; (Popular Medieval Entertainment Fiction for Illustrated Scrolls and Books.)

Selected Books Written in Kana Syllabary; (First Printed Literature on a Miscellany of Topics for the Common Readership, 1600-1680.)

Selected Books of the Floating World; (Commercially Published Popular Fiction Starting With the Works of Ihara Saikaku, 1680-1770.)

Works of Ihara Saikaku; (Amorous Escapades, Life of Townspeople, Warriors and Travelogues, Representations of Genroku Culture, 1688-1704.)

Works of Matsuo Bashō; (All Haiku and Travelogues, Selection of Diaries and Poetic Essays, 1644-1694 .)

(Anthology of Edo Haiku and Poetic Essays Works by Teimon and Danrin Poets, and Buson, Is'sa and Others.)

(Anthology of Edo Waka Poetry.)

Works of Chikamatsu Monzaemon; (Jōruri Puppet and Kabuki Masterpieces, 1653-1725 .)

Selected Jōruri Plays; (Popular Theatrical Dramas Written After Chikamatsu.)

Literally "Cluster of Flowers"; (First Book of Novellas by Kinrogyōjya, Based on Vernacular Chinese Ghost Stories.)

Tale of Nishiyama; (Novel by Takebe Ayatari, Based on Facts About a Murder of a Young Woman in Kyoto, Depicting Love in Samurai Society, 1768.)

Tales of Moonlight and Rain; (Adaptations of Chinese Ghost Stories by Ueda Akinari, of Key Importance in Development of Edo Literature, 1776.)

Tales of Spring Rain; (Historical Novellas Based on Fact and Classical Fiction by Ueda Akinari, 1808.)

Literally "Yellow Covers"; (Selection From This Sub-Genre of Kusazōshi, Woodblock Illustrations and Texts, First Form of Japanese Adult Comics.)

Literally "River Willow"; (Collection of <5-7-5> Haiku Style Verses of Edo Period With Less Formal Rules, Miscellany of Human Foibles, Social Satire and Erotica.)

Mad Verse; (Collection of <5-7-5-7-7> Waka Style Poems of Edo Period, Parody of Classical Waka, Social Satire, Irony, and Humour.)

Witty Books; (Selection of Edo Period Gesaku Sub-Genre, Humorous Stories About Customers in the Licensed Quarters.)

Books of Comical Content; (Selection of Edo Period Gesaku Literature on Humorous Side of Daily Life in Dialogues and Illustrations.)

Books on Human Sentiment; (Selection of Edo Period Gesaku About Young Lovers Popular With Female Readership, First Half of 19th Century.)

Walking Down the Tōkaidō Road, tran. Shank's Mare; (Kokkeibon Novel of Yaji and Kita's Misadventures Doubling as Travel Guide by Jippensha Ikku, 1802-22.)

(Anthology of Early Modern Essays.)

(Gesaku Moralistic Novel of Rivalry Between Two Young Men by Kyokutei Bakin or Takizawa Bakin, 1829-32.)

(Anthology of Early Modern Chinese Poetry Composed in Japan.)

(Anthology of Critical Essays on Waka Poetry.)

(Anthology of Critical Essays on Renga Linked Verse.)

(Anthology of Critical Essays on Noh Drama.)

(Anthology of Critical essays on Haiku Poetry.)