The Tale of Genji

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The Tale of Genji is an 11th-century Japanese literary classic by Murasaki Shikibu, often considered the world’s first novel and a masterpiece of courtly romance and psychological insight.

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instanceOf Heian period literature ⓘ
Japanese literary classic ⓘ
courtly romance ⓘ
novel ⓘ
psychological fiction ⓘ
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alsoKnownAs Genji Monogatari ⓘ
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author Murasaki Shikibu ⓘ
considered a masterpiece of Japanese literature ⓘ
one of the world’s first novels ⓘ
containsPoetry yes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Japan ⓘ
culturalStatus Japanese national treasure ⓘ
dateWritten early 11th century ⓘ
firstPartFocus life of Hikaru Genji ⓘ
genre court romance ⓘ
monogatari ⓘ
psychological novel ⓘ
hasCharacter Aoi no Ue ⓘ
Kaoru ⓘ
Lady Fujitsubo ⓘ
Lady Murasaki ⓘ
linked to: Murasaki Shikibu

Niou no Miya ⓘ
Rokujo no Miyasudokoro ⓘ
To no Chujo ⓘ
influenced Japanese court literature ⓘ
later Japanese fiction ⓘ
visual arts in Japan ⓘ
language Japanese ⓘ
laterPartFocus lives of Kaoru and Niou ⓘ
literaryPeriod Heian period ⓘ
mainCharacter Hikaru Genji ⓘ
narrativeForm prose ⓘ
notableFor complex narrative structure ⓘ
detailed depiction of Heian court life ⓘ
psychological depth of characters ⓘ
use of waka poetry within prose ⓘ
numberOfChapters 54 ⓘ
originalLanguage Classical Japanese ⓘ
settingPeriod Heian period ⓘ
structure multiple generations of a noble family ⓘ
theme aesthetics and beauty ⓘ
court politics ⓘ
family and lineage ⓘ
impermanence ⓘ
love and romance ⓘ

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