The Tale of Genji
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The Paulownia Court Evening Faces Lavender An Autumn Excursion The Festival of the Cherry Blossoms Heartvine The Sacred Tree The Orange Blossoms Suma Akashi Channel Buoys A Picture Contest
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All Themes Heian Court Culture Women, Sex, and Power The Parent-Child Relationship Nature, Poetry, and Beauty
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All Characters Genji Fujitsubo The Rokujō Lady Murasaki Kokiden Suzaku Reizei The Emperor Minister of the Left Minister of the Right Oborozukiyo Akikonomu Aoi Akashi Lady Lady of the Evening Faces The Former Governor Prince Hyōbu Tō no Chūjō Shōnagon The Bishop Omyōbu The Kokiden Girl Lady of the Orange Blossoms Koremitsu Naishi Princess Omiya Princess Asagao Reikeiden
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All Terms Koto
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All Symbols Cherry Blossoms
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The Tale of Genji

by Shikibu Murasaki
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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • The Paulownia Court
  • Evening Faces
  • Lavender
  • An Autumn Excursion
  • The Festival of the Cherry Blossoms
  • Heartvine
  • The Sacred Tree
  • The Orange Blossoms
  • Suma
  • Akashi
  • Channel Buoys
  • A Picture Contest
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Heian Court Culture Theme Icon
    Heian Court Culture
  • Women, Sex, and Power Theme Icon
    Women, Sex, and Power
  • The Parent-Child Relationship Theme Icon
    The Parent-Child Relationship
  • Nature, Poetry, and Beauty Theme Icon
    Nature, Poetry, and Beauty
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Genji
  • Fujitsubo
  • The Rokujō Lady
  • Murasaki
  • Kokiden
  • Suzaku
  • Reizei
  • The Emperor
  • Minister of the Left
  • Minister of the Right
  • Oborozukiyo
  • Akikonomu
  • Aoi
  • Akashi Lady
  • Lady of the Evening Faces
  • The Former Governor
  • Prince Hyōbu
  • Tō no Chūjō
  • Shōnagon
  • The Bishop
  • Omyōbu
  • The Kokiden Girl
  • Lady of the Orange Blossoms
  • Koremitsu
  • Naishi
  • Princess Omiya
  • Princess Asagao
  • Reikeiden
Terms
  • All Terms
  • Koto
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Cherry Blossoms Symbol Icon
    Cherry Blossoms
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A koto is a type of stringed instrument that has either seven or thirteen strings. The thirteen-string version is based off of a Chinese instrument called a zheng. Kotos are flat and sit either on… read analysis of Koto
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