The Genji Monogatari
Beginning of paper
Genji Monogatari is the greatest single work in Japanese literature.
It provides us with an informative look into the court life of the Heian
Period, as well as give us a wealth of vivid characterizations along the
way to developing the lineage of the hero, Genji. The reason for its being
qualifie ....
Middle of paper
.... the backdrop for the story (and,
incidentally, the basis for a paper).
The first way that Murasaki employs nature is in her precise
characterizations of the dozens of main and minor players in Genji. From
the season in which the character appears to the clothes that they wear to
the portion of Genji's palace that they inhabit, without a more than casual
appreciation to nature in reading this novel a great chunk of the literary
value is lost. "[Murasaki} is not content simply to describe t ....
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Word count: 2172
Page count: 8 (approximately 250 words per page)
