Ōkagami
E83794
Ōkagami is a Japanese historical tale (rekishi monogatari) that offers a semi-fictionalized chronicle of court politics and aristocratic life surrounding the Fujiwara clan during the Heian period.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese historical tale
ⓘ
monogatari ⓘ rekishi monogatari ⓘ |
| associatedClan | Fujiwara clan ⓘ |
| chronicleType | semi-fictionalized history ⓘ |
| containsElement | semi-fictionalized chronicle ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Heian aristocracy ⓘ |
| depicts |
court rituals
ⓘ
relationships between emperors and regents ⓘ succession politics ⓘ |
| describes |
aristocratic ceremonies
ⓘ
courtly life in Kyoto ⓘ customs of the Heian court ⓘ political dominance of the Fujiwara ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Fujiwara clan
ⓘ
surface form:
Fujiwara regents
imperial court ⓘ |
| genre | rekishi monogatari ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | perceptions of Fujiwara dominance in Heian Japan ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseTitle | 大鏡 ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeDevice | elderly narrators recounting the past ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
impermanence
ⓘ
power and politics ⓘ rise and decline of families ⓘ |
| historicalScope | Heian court politics ⓘ |
| influenced | later historical tales ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | educated aristocratic readers ⓘ |
| literalMeaningOfTitle | The Great Mirror ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Heian period literature ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | monogatari tradition ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Fujiwara clan
ⓘ
aristocratic life ⓘ court politics ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | retrospective account ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| partOf | Japanese classical literature ⓘ |
| romanization | Ōkagami self-link ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Heian period ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceFor |
research on Fujiwara political history
ⓘ
studies of Heian court culture ⓘ |
| workType |
court tale
ⓘ
historical narrative ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Japanese ⓘ |
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