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The Tale of Genji
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Sōtatsu: Genji monogatari: Miotsukushi Murasaki Shikibu The Tale of Genji
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The Tale of Genji: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Norma Field, The Splendor of Longing in the Tale of Genji (1987, reissued 2001); Haruo Shirane, The Bridge of Dreams: A Poetics of the Tale of Genji (1987).

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Modified link of Web site: Internet Archive - "The tale of Genji". Jan 02, 2025
Add new Web site: Annenberg Learner - The Tale of Genji. Nov 06, 2024
Add new Web site: NOVA Open Publishing - World Literature - The Tale of Genji. Aug 29, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - A Guide to Reading the Tale of Genji. Feb 09, 2024
Add new Web site: BBC - Culture - The Tale of Genji: The world’s first novel? Oct 26, 2023
Add new Web site: The Met - The Tale of Genji: A Japanese Classic Illuminated. Sep 14, 2023
Add new Web site: Association for Asian Studies - The Heart of History: The Tale of Genji. Mar 17, 2023
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Tale of Genji. Jan 31, 2023
Add new Web site: Internet Archive - "The tale of Genji". Feb 07, 2022
Media added. Sep 11, 2019
Add new Web site: The University of Adelaide - "The Tale of Genji". Jun 08, 2014
Media added. Oct 26, 2006
Added new Web site: Other Women's Voices - Murasaki Shikibu. Oct 26, 2006
Bibliography revised. Sep 28, 2006
Article revised and updated. Sep 28, 2006
Added new Web site: Women in World History - Murasaki Shikibu. Sep 27, 2006
Added new Web site: Women in World History - Murasaki Shikibu. Sep 27, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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