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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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Heian period literature
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Japanese literary classic → courtly romance → novel → psychological fiction → |
| adaptedAs |
anime
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film → manga → stage plays → television series → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Genji Monogatari
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| author |
Murasaki Shikibu
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| considered |
a masterpiece of Japanese literature
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one of the world’s first novels → |
| containsPoetry |
yes
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| countryOfOrigin |
Japan
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| culturalStatus |
Japanese national treasure
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| dateWritten |
early 11th century
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| firstPartFocus |
life of Hikaru Genji
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| genre |
court romance
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monogatari → psychological novel → |
| hasCharacter |
Aoi no Ue
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Kaoru → Lady Fujitsubo → Lady Murasaki → Niou no Miya → Rokujo no Miyasudokoro → To no Chujo → |
| influenced |
Japanese court literature
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later Japanese fiction → visual arts in Japan → |
| language |
Japanese
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| laterPartFocus |
lives of Kaoru and Niou
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| literaryPeriod |
Heian period
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| mainCharacter |
Hikaru Genji
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| narrativeForm |
prose
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| notableFor |
complex narrative structure
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detailed depiction of Heian court life → psychological depth of characters → use of waka poetry within prose → |
| numberOfChapters |
54
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| originalLanguage |
Classical Japanese
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| settingPeriod |
Heian period
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| structure |
multiple generations of a noble family
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| theme |
aesthetics and beauty
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court politics → family and lineage → impermanence → love and romance → |
Referenced by (6)
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The Tale of Genji
("Genji Monogatari")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Classical Japanese
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hasCanonicalWork |
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Ise Monogatari
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influenced |
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Murasaki Shikibu
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notableWork |
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Heian period
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significantWork |
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Murasaki Shikibu
("The Tale of Genji is often considered the world’s first novel")
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workDescribedAs |