The Tale of Genji from Princesses to PopMain MenuThe Tale of Genji from Princesses to PopCuratorsExhibition ChecklistExhibition MaterialsNatalie Shilstut325fde59a599e4cd80c804a3a20deb4fe510c3eaTessa Haasusers/Scalar3d81e0e7b05019314ae3c7fd2f02dd56b71491f2Carrie Robbins615680eb6c62151dd186dbf3ed63a15b0ea341eaAlice McGrathb7aea6f9eb931a0b52c3f000b791e5f42278a98f
The Genji Narrative
12020-03-03T19:23:12+00:00Carrie Robbins615680eb6c62151dd186dbf3ed63a15b0ea341ea11plain2020-03-03T19:23:12+00:00Carrie Robbins615680eb6c62151dd186dbf3ed63a15b0ea341eaWritten more than a thousand years ago by court poet and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu (ca. 973-1031), The Tale of Genji is a massive and extraordinarily complex work. Tracing the lives of the fictional prince Genji and his descendants, the Tale's 54 chapters include more than 400 characters whose narratives intersect amid the political intrigues and romantic entanglements of the Heian imperial court (794-1185).
