A Study of the Tale of Genji's Exile at Suma─the Influence of Chinese Historical Works and Literature
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臺大日本語文研究, 6, 083-104
Journal
臺大日本語文研究
Journal Issue
6
Pages
083-104
Date Issued
2004-06
Date
2004-06
Author(s)
Abstract
The focus of Genji Monogatari is the private life of Genji, but Genji happens to be the favorite son of Emperor Kiritsubo, the younger brother of Emperor Sujyaku, and the minister regent of the Court. Being such a leading personage, even his private life is closely linked with politics. Actually, the Tale of Genji’s Exile at Suma is an out-and-out story of political struggles.
Lady Murasaki Shikibu, the writer of the book, has a good command of Chinese and Japanese literatures. Besides Japanese allusions and waka (Japanese poem), she quotes a lot from Chinese poems and literary works. In this paper, we try to investigate how many Chinese historical and literary works and allusions the authoress takes in, how she mixes them together with her novel, and what results she achieves.
Subjects
須磨
史記
白氏文集
尚書
周公
儒家
Suma
Shih Chi(Records of the Historian)
Works of Bai
The book of History
Chou Gong(Duke Chou)
Confucianism
Type
journal article
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