KnowraIhara SaikakuLinked fromLinked fromThe 6 pages that link to Ihara Saikaku, each with the reason it gives.All 6Broader topic 1Related 4Compared with 1Chikamatsu MonzaemonRelated: His fiction and Chikamatsu’s plays both portray the pressures and appetites of chōnin society.YoshiwaraRelated: His fiction portrayed the commercial world and social ambitions surrounding pleasure districts.Ukiyo-zōshiBroader topic: His works helped establish ukiyo-zōshi as a recognizable literary genre.The Sea of FertilityRelated: Mishima’s title echoes Saikaku’s The Tale of the Life of an Amorous Man, linking the cycle to an earlier Japanese literary work.Ueda AkinariCompared with: Saikaku’s contemporary subjects contrast with Akinari’s classical sources and supernatural themes.GenrokuRelated: His fiction made the ambitions and pleasures of Genroku’s urban society its subject.