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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
Japanese literature scholar Arthur Waley describes Shōshi as a serious young lady based on a passage from Murasaki who wrote in her diary: "As the years go by Her Majesty is beginning to acquire more experience of life, and no longer judges others by the same rigid standards as before; but meanwhile her Court has gained a reputation for ...
However, Izumi soon divorced, and her former husband died soon afterwards. [3]: 4, 7, 9 [4] As is standard for Heian period women, her name is a composite of "Izumi" from her husband's charge (任国, ningoku) and her father's official designation of master of ceremony (式部, shikibu).
Murasaki Shikibu wrote her diary at the Heian imperial court between c. 1008 – c. 1010.She is depicted here in a c. 1765 nishiki-e by Komatsuken.. The Diary of Lady Murasaki (紫式部日記, Murasaki Shikibu Nikki) is the title given to a collection of diary fragments written by the 11th-century Japanese Heian era lady-in-waiting and writer Murasaki Shikibu.
Japanese literature throughout most of its history has been influenced by cultural contact with neighboring Asian literatures, most notably China and its literature.Early texts were often written in pure Classical Chinese or lit.
However, critics have almost consistently described The Tale of Genji as the oldest, first, and/or greatest novel in Japanese literature, [45] [46] though enthusiastic proponents may have later neglected the qualifying category of 'in Japanese literature', leading to the debates over the book's place in world literature. Even in Japan, the Tale ...
Most modern scholars agree that the traditional founding of the imperial dynasty in 660 BCE is a myth and that the first nine emperors are legendary. [10] This does not necessarily imply that the persons referred to did not exist, merely that there is insufficient material available for further verification and study. [11]
It was first published in Japan in 1988, with the title Rokumeikan no kifujin Ōyama Sutematsu: Nihon hatsu no joshi ryūgakusei (The Lady of the Rokumeikan, Ōyama Sutematsu: Japan’s First Female Study Abroad Student), [99] and the Japanese edition was a bestseller. [100] An English edition translated by Kirsten McIvor was published in 1993.