Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Murasaki Kimidori, a character from the anime and manga series Dr. Slump; Ninja Murasaki, a member of the Red Ribbon Army in the anime and manga series Dragon Ball; Murasaki Kuhōin, a character from the light novel, anime and manga series Kure-nai; Akane Kurashiki, who is nicknamed "Murasaki" in Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
Fujiwara no Tametoki (藤原 為時) (died 1029?) was a Japanese aristocrat, author of Japanese waka and Chinese poetry of some repute, and father of Murasaki Shikibu (Lady Murasaki", author of The Tale of Genji, born ca. 970 or 973). Tametoki's position at the Shikibu-shō ministry was what probably became part of his daughter's historical ...
The Tale of Genji (源氏物語, Genji monogatari, pronounced [ɡeɲdʑi monoɡaꜜtaɾi]), also known as Genji Monogatari, is a classic work of Japanese literature written by the noblewoman, poet, and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu around the peak of the Heian period, in the early 11th century.
The Tale of Genji: Dreams at Dawn (あさきゆめみし, Asakiyumemishi) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Waki Yamato.It is a manga adaptation of Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji, staying largely faithful to the original plot while incorporating some modern elements.
University of Virginia Library Japanese Text Initiative. Archived from the original on 2012-01-23; The Diary of Izumi Shikibu, by Izumi Shikibu (974- ) Publication: Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan. translated by Annie Shepley Omori and Kochi Doi, with an introduction by Amy Lowell. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1920, pp ...
Murasaki Shikibu (紫式部, ' Lady Murasaki '; c. 973 – c. 1014 or 1025) was a Japanese novelist, poet and lady-in-waiting at the Imperial court in the Heian period. She was best known as the author of The Tale of Genji , widely considered to be one of the world's first novels , written in Japanese between about 1000 and 1012.
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
Hikaru Genji (光源氏) is the protagonist of Murasaki Shikibu's Heian-era Japanese novel The Tale of Genji."Hikaru" means "shining", deriving from his appearance, hence he is known as the "Shining Prince." [1] He is portrayed as a superbly handsome man and a genius.