Melissa Yahr's Japanese Culture

Source 1:

"Literature of the Heian Period: 794-1185." Literature of the Heian Period: 794-1185. 2009. Accessed April 30, 2019. http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/special/japan_600ce_heian.htm.

This source contributes to my thesis by giving a detailed explanation of where the japanese people were located when they decided to explore their own independent culture away from China and Korea, and it includes a map.

Source 2:

Shikibu, Murasaki, and Arthur Waley. The Tale of Genji. Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, 2000.

This source contributes to my thesis because it was the first ever novel created by a Japanese writer during the Heian time period.

Source 3:

"World-Changing Women: Murasaki Shikibu." OpenLearn. February 25, 2015. Accessed April 30, 2019. https://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/world-changing-women-murasaki-shikibu.

This source contributes to my thesis by giving an in-depth look at the words that are most important to the article on the first Japanese novel, The Tale of Genji.

Source 4:

"The Power of Poetry-Japanese Poetry Through the Ages." The National Museum of Japanese History. October 18, 2005. Accessed April 30, 2019. https://www.rekihaku.ac.jp/english/exhibitions/project/old/051018/index.html.

This source contributes to my thesis by providing many beautiful primary source photos of art and poetry created during the Japanese Heian period.

Source 5:

"Kaikei (Japanese, Active 1183–1223). Fudō Myōō, Early 13th Century. Kamakura Period (1185–1333). Japan. The Metro... | The Met Asian Art Centennial 2015 | Art, Buddhist Art, Kamakura Period." Pinterest. Accessed April 30, 2019. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/171981279499301282/.

This source contributes to my thesis by providing me with a social media source that connects more photos of art created in the Heian period.

Source 6:

"Japan, 500-1000 A.D." Met Museum. Accessed May 05, 2019. https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/06/eaj.html.

This source contributes to my thesis by giving a final explanation of how and why Japan decided to search for an individualized culture, away from Chinese and Korean culture during the Heian period.