much expected to do their part and do whatever the men needed done. If a woman was to mess up‚ they were expected to confess and admit it. If they did something good‚ they were expected not to mention it. Lady Murasaki- The type or style of “The Tale of Genji” was mainly romance. I have never seen a literary work that was quite like this. To me‚ it was hard to understand and comprehend. It did‚ however‚ give a good deal of information about the outlook on romance in Japanese cultures. Anna Comnena-
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ways of science and weaponry. The main character‚ Lord Genji‚ is Lord of the Okumichi Clan. He and his family are cursed with visions of the future. His uncle‚ Lord Shigeru‚ sees the coming bloodshed and massacre in Japan’s future and slaughters his wife and children to prevent them from suffering through it. Heiko‚ another character‚ is a ninja who masquerades as a geisha. She falls in love with Genji‚ and later confesses to him. He explains that he already knew of
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entitled‚ The Tale of Genji. It is within these pages that she begins to unravel story after story of seductive love affairs always involving the hero and Prince‚ Genji. Genji is found in the second chapter reminiscing about “lost love” with his closest of friends. On this insightful rainy night‚ they are discussing the “ideal” woman and whether or not such a woman truly exists. To no Churo seems confident that there is no woman in whom one can say‚ “here is perfection (pg. 17)‚” but Genji‚ always the
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During the Meiji period‚ Japan was faced with a plethora of issues regarding its future. One of these issues was the future of Japanese literature. At that time‚ novels were still regarded as a third rate art form in Japan‚ though foreign books were highly sought after by the Japanese public. There were many ways to write Japanese‚ each system with its own use for specific occasions. And yet‚ the idea of writing in the style of natural conversational Japanese was considered radical and inappropriate
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In Depth: Comparing Feudalisms 1. Do you think the characteristics of feudalism help explain the later success of Western & Japanese societies? Yes‚ the militaristic characteristics of the Western and Japanese societies help explain how much land they conquered and how powerful they were. 2. Have the political accomplishments of both Japan & Western Europe matched their economic achievements? Both Japan and Western Europe practiced feudalism and they were both unusually successful in industrial
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In the Tale of Genji‚ we can see how Genji describes in detail about every woman that he met and fall in love with. This principle may have linked to some of the characters in the story‚ although this concept may not have come to mind when lady Murasaki wrote the Tale of Genji‚ but the fact still remains that these characters are able to express his feelings towards one another in the novel. The Tale of Genji tells us a story about how Genji grows up and builds his characteristic
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contributions have endured through the ages. Some‚ though they lived centuries ago‚ are still alive in popular culture; music and poetry by the Roman Catholic abbess Hildegard can be heard in contemporary recordings‚ and Murasaki Shikibu’s The Tale of Genji‚ one of the greatest works of Japanese literature‚ continues to inspire new translations. Many women overcame the oppression of their surroundings through determination and ingenuity; Harriet Tubman‚ for example‚ escaped slavery and risked her
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Japan’s population is estimated to be around a) 25‚000‚000 b) 50‚000‚000 c) 100‚000‚000 d) 200‚000‚000 8. The Japanese form of comics or printed cartoon is called a) Anime b) Manga c) Oekaki 9. The first Japanese novel was titled a) Tale of Genji b) Naruto c) The Twelve Kingdom d) The Samurai’s Code 10. The famed Japanese dish sushi is composed mainly of a) fish‚ sweet egg b) seafood‚ vegetables c) rice‚ vegetables d) fish‚ rice e) a or d 11. The indigenous religion of the Japanese
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Imp:- Role of Women in Modern World Looking back at history pages of ancient times‚ we find that women were treated with respect in the Indian society. In the Vedic age women were educated. However‚ as society became orthodox‚ there was change in their status. They were confined to the four walls of kitchen and occupied in rearing children. Men became bread earners. The roles of men and women were thus separated. But now the social scene has considerably changed. Women all over the world are
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The Tale of Genji and the Tales of Ise‚ both being of the monogatari literature‚ share similarities in their theme of romantic courtship‚ presence of male protagonists famed for their romantic exploits and the presentation of courtly ‘miyabi’ aesthetics. Differences between the two‚ however‚ lie in the nature of their storytelling – while both texts incorporate poetic verses‚ the Tale of Genji is largely written in prose while the Tales of Ise is known as an ‘uta monogatari’ with waka poems being
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