The works of Saikaku, who is considered the founder, are the most famous and, excepting some works such as "Seken musuko katagi" (Characters of worldly young men), and "Seken musume yoshi" (Looks of worldly young women) by Kiseki EJIMA, there were few famous works published after that.
創始者と言える西鶴の業績が最も著名であり、江島其磧の『世間子息気質』『世間娘容姿』など一部を除き、後に続いた作品に有名なものは少ない。