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The Tale of Genji

early 11th century · 11th century

The Tale of Genji, attributed to the lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu and finished by about 1021, follows a prince's loves and fortunes at the Heian court and then his heirs, in a vernacular prose rich in poetry.

The Tale of Genji
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). The Tale of Genji. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/the-tale-of-genji
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