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In fact, since the book was written at a time when women weren't supposed to learn Chinese, and within a court system where using names was considered rude, many copies of the book (including Japanese printings) are highly annotated, to keep track of the 400 or so characters who are named only by their ever-changing ranks and familial positions. about two miles an hour) but the exotic customs of the ancient and unfamiliar Heian world hold the reader's attention - when they aren't wincing in disbelief at Genji's hijinks. The plot moves with the reckless speed of a ceremonial oxcart (i.e. The novel has two formal sections: Genji's birth, rise, and fall are documented in chapters 1-41 while chapters 45-54 follow Kaoru, his son in-name-only, after a brief transitional section.
Genji takes up a job as an imperial officer, and the story follows his sexual, personal and political exploits through the lens of Heian aristocratic society. After Genji's mother dies, his father reluctantly removes him from the line of succession and demotes him to commoner status. Hikaru Genji (literally "Shining One of the Minamoto Clan") is the illegitimate son of Emperor Kiritsubo of Japan, and considered too handsome for his own good. While considered a Japanese and indeed worldwide classic, its influence on both Western and Eastern culture and literature are still not clearly defined and hotly debated. Its authorship is attributed to Murasaki Shikibu, a noblewoman and lady-in-waiting of the Heian court probably completed in the early 11th century, all tropes it provides are at least Older Than Print. It is also the world's first long-running novel in the Harem Genre. Visit megaphone.The Tale of Genji (源氏物語 Genji Monogatari) is, by most modern definitions, the first written novel and the first modern novel. Since you're listening to The History of Literature, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding literature, history, and storytelling like Storybound, Micheaux Mission, and The History of Standup. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy.
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You can find more literary discussion at and more episodes of the series at .Ĭheck out our Facebook page at /historyofliterature. But who was Lady Murasaki, and what compelled her to write this story of an idealized prince and his many lovers? How innovative was she? And do the intrigues of the imperial Japanese courts from a thousand years ago still have the power to fascinate, entertain, and instruct us today?Ĭontact the host at or by leaving a voicemail at 1-361-4WILSON (1-36). 1001-1012), by Murasaki Shikibu, or Lady Murasaki, is one of the world’s greatest literary masterpieces. With a strong claim to be the first novel in history, the Japanese classic The Tale of Genji (ca.
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