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The Tale of Genji
classic work of Japanese literature
Details
- Instance of
- literary work
- Inception
- 1010s
- Part of
- Heian literature
- Has parts
- Kiritsubo, Hahakigi, Utsusemi, Yūgao, Wakamurasaki, Suetsumuhana, Momiji no Ga, Hana no En, Aoi, Sakaki, Hanachirusato, Suma
- Country
- Japan
- Author
- Murasaki Shikibu
- Derivative works
- Genji-e, Genji Monogatari
- Main subject
- mono no aware
- characters
- Hikaru Genji, Kiritsubo Emperor, Kiritsubo Consort, Lady Fujitsubo, Aoi no Ue, Reizei Emperor, Murasaki no Ue, Suzaku Emperor, Kokiden no nyōgo, Oborozukuyo, Akashi no Nyūdō, Onna San no miya
- copyright status
- public domain, public domain
- country of origin
- Japan
- culture
- Kokufū Bunka
- described by source
- Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Larousse Encyclopedia online
- first line
- いづれの御時にか、女御、更衣あまたさぶらひたまひけるなかに、いとやむごとなき際にはあらぬが、すぐれて時めきたまふありけり。
- has edition or translation
- manuscripts of the Tale of Genji, Q11411420, Genji Monogatari Juichii Reishi-bon, Autograph manuscript of the Tale of Genji by Fujiwara no Teika, The Tale of Genji, Gendai Kyōkotoba Yaku Genji Monogatari, Yosano Akiko's translation of the Tale of Genji, Q11515238, Ōshima-bon Genji monogatari, Bishūke-bon Genji Monogatari, Myouyu-bon, Q22124582
- language of work or name
- Early Middle Japanese
- last line
- いつしかと待ちおはするに、かくたどたどしくて歸り來たれば、すさまじく、「なかなかなり」と、思すことさまざまにて、「人の隱し据ゑたるにやあらむ」と、わが御心の思ひ寄らぬ隈なく、落とし置きたまへりしならひに、とぞ本にはべめる。
- list of characters
- list of The Tale of Genji characters
- list of episodes
- synopsis of The Tale of Genji, Q11564162
- named after
- Hikaru Genji
- number of parts of this work
- 54, 60
- time of earliest written record
- 1 December 1008
- time period
- Heian period
- title
- 源氏物語, Genji-monogatari
- topic has template
- Template:The Tale of Genji
- topic's main category
- Category:The Tale of Genji
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