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context: literature > Medieval
Other medieval stories
Stories of the romantic and hedonistic Heian sort were thought frivolous by warriors and monks, and they declined. Putzar & Seni'chi list six subjects of the shorter stories popular in the Kamakura and Muromachi times: imperial court, monks, warriors (an important subgenre focussed on gay love between samurai), commoners (stories of getting ahead, lots of comedy and satire), exotic lands and animals.