A number of people felt that they were in the transition period, and the view point to matter-of-factly see the history was developed among them, thus, historical tales such as "Eiga Monogatari" (A Tale of Flowering Fortunes) or "Okagami" (the Great Mirror) appeared.
その一方で、時代が転換期を迎えたことを多くの人びとが感じとり、そのなかで歴史を冷静にみつめる視点が育まれて『栄花物語』や『大鏡』などの歴史物語があらわれた。