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*[http://intersections.anu.edu.au/issue7/tyler.html Gender Relations in The Tale of Genji] | *[http://intersections.anu.edu.au/issue7/tyler.html Gender Relations in The Tale of Genji] | ||
| + | *[http://us.penguingroup.com/static/packages/us/taleofgenji/introduction3.html Plot summary] - much more detailed and accurate than Wikipedia's whitewash | ||
[[Category:Novels|Tale of Genji]] | [[Category:Novels|Tale of Genji]] | ||
Revision as of 19:30, February 24, 2009
The Tale of Genji is a classic Japanese novel about a self-centered, womanizing prince in Medieval Japan. It was written in the eleventh century AD by Lady Murasaki, who was well acquainted with life in the Japanese Emperor's court during the Heian Period.[1]
The main character, Genji, was a prodigy/prince who used his beauty and charm to seduce women and kidnap girls. One, named Murasaki, was a ten-year-old whom he made a child bride.[2]
In his old age he repented his sins and turned to Buddhism for solace.
Notes
- ↑ "Although fictional, the Tale of Genji is taken to be an accurate representation of aristocratic life in the middle of the Heian period (794-1195). [1]
- ↑ Mary Arnold
External Links
- Gender Relations in The Tale of Genji
- Plot summary - much more detailed and accurate than Wikipedia's whitewash