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The hosts highlighted the title as a seminal Japanese classic, noting its novel structure, extensive length, and depiction of Heian court life. They compared it to The Pillow Book and emphasized its influence on court culture and its historical setting in the 10th‑11th centuries. Their discussion conveyed strong admiration, effectively recommending it to listeners.
Episode: 561. The Golden Age of Japan: Secrets of the Imper...
The book was referenced as a great Japanese classic and compared to The Pillow Book, noted for its novel structure and influence on Heian court culture.
We talked last time about the great Japanese classic, The Tale of Genji.
We talked last time when we were explaining about the tale of Genji... we sort of talked about what a remarkable book it is to read.
The Tale of Genji, you can recognize it as a novel, but the pillow book is unlike really anything that's been written since.
Genji has been courting this woman for a very long time, a very arduous process. ... we can see why this would add an extra dimension to the rivalry between the two women.
Episode: 560. The Golden Age of Japan: Lady Murasaki and th...
The hosts described it as a monumental Japanese novel exceeding 1,000 pages, noting its historical setting in the 10th11th centuries and its status as a classic work of literature.
It's a novel called The Tale of Genji. And to give you a sense of the sheer weight of it, in the translation by Royal Tyler, which we'll be quoting from a fair bit today, that book is more than 1,000 pages long.
the Tale of Genji is actually a historical novel. So it's set in the 10th century.
Episode: 277: Japan: Samurai and Shoguns
The classic novel was referenced as the world's first psychological novel, written by Murasaki Shikibu in the 10th11th centuries.
she's famous isn't she for the tale of Genji which is often described as the first kind of great novel from Asia? That's right, the first novel or the world's first psychological novel you could say.
Episode: 658. Dawn of the Samurai: The Shadow of the Sword...
The episode referenced the classic 1100page novel written by Murasaki Shikibu around the year 1000. It was cited as an example of Heianperiod literature featuring no warfare.
the first of these episodes was on the tale of Genji, which is an enormous 1100 page novel written around the year 1000 by Murasaki Shikibu, Lady Murasaki
