The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji
| Part of | Heian literature  |
|---|---|
| Inception | 1010s |
| Title | 源氏物語 |
| Named after | Hikaru Genji |
| Culture | Kokufū Bunka |
| Otò | Japan |
| Derivative work | Genji-e, Genji Monogatari |
| Main subject | mono no aware |
| Genre | tsukuri monogatari |
| Author | Murasaki Shikibu |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Language of work or name | Early Middle Japanese |
| List of characters | list of The Tale of Genji characters |
| 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。 |
| 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 episodes | plot of The Tale of Genji, Q11564162 |
| Time period | Heian period |
| Copyright status | public domain, public domain |
| Has spin-off | provenance of the Tale of Genji and related works |
| Time of earliest written record | 1 Awewesun 1008 |
| Stack Exchange tag | https://literature.stackexchange.com/tags/the-tale-of-genji |
The Tale of Genji bẹ otàn voovo ṣinẹnẹ hẹn, bo yin kinkan gbọn otanwekantọ́ he yin Japan vijiji, he yinkọ etọn nọ yin Murasaki Shikibu, otanwé lọ yin didetọ́n to owhe 1021 bo yin owe fọtọ̀n-nukunẹnẹtọ to owe he yin kinkan lẹ to mẹwiwigbeji.