The Kojiki: an account of ancient matters
by Hamm, Lisa
fromTranslations from the Asian classics
"The Kojiki, previously translated as "A Record of Ancient Matters," is considered to be the first literary work in the history of Japan. It is a compilation of myths, history, songs, legends, genealogies, and other disparate works from which written history and literature were …
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