The Tale of Genji provides a glimpse of life in the Heian court because a. it was written by a Chinese observer b. it's author served the emperors wife c. it was written by a modern historian d. it was based on the Prince Genji's diary?
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a classic work of Japanese literature written by the noblewoman and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu in the early years of the 11th century. The original manuscript no longer exists. It was made in "concertina" or "orihon" style[1]: several sheets of paper pasted together and folded alternately in one direction then the other, around the peak of the Heian period. The work is a unique depiction of the lifestyles of high courtiers during the Heian period, written in archaic language and a poetic and confusing style that make it unreadable to the average Japanese without dedicated study.[2] It was not until the early 20th century that Genji was translated into modern Japanese, by the poet Akiko Yosano. The first English translation was attempted in 1882, but was of poor quality and incomplete.
it was based on the Prince Genji's diary
HEIAN was formulated the novel in the early 11th century by Murasaki Shikibu (court woman). It was the first Japanese novel, which describes court culture and court nobility and Heian life. It was written in an archaic form of Japanese that was essentially lost to us. It depicts Shining Genji and his individual relations and love affairs, a first in the Japanese literature. This novel is hugely significant to Japanese culture, as observed by Sarashina Diary's citation of the tale as mesmerizing and as a representative of Heian court elegance.