The Emperor
Also Known As: His Majesty, Kinjo. He became Emperor in “Spring Shoots II” (631) when Reizei abdicated, he has no reader sobriquet (Tyler refers to him as "Kinjo" in one of the indexes ??), and is the emperor regnant from Spring Shoots II until the end of Genji
Gender: M
Age: 2 or 3 -
First Introduced: N/a
Relations: Suzaku’s son by his Shōkyōden Consort, he became Emperor in “Spring Shoots II” (631) when Reizei abdicated. His Empress (chūgū) is Genji’s daughter, the Akashi Consort. Rank / Office / Title: The Shōkyōden Prince, named Heir Apparent, 14; His Highness, the Heir Apparent, 32, 34; His Highness, the Heir Apparent, then His Majesty, the Emperor, 35; His Majesty, 36, 42, 44, 45, 49
Other Relevant Information: N/a
Genji Links
- All 795 waka in the Genji, in order of their appearance in the text, divided by chapter
- Information on Kyoto (Modern day)
- Japanese Literature - Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical Poetry and Drama of Japan
- Links to Genji fashions and trends as seen in paintings
- Links to Genji fashions and trends as seen in paintings (2)
- Links to Genji fashions and trends as seen in paintings (3)
- Links to Genji fashions and trends as seen in paintings (4)
- Mp3 files of somebody reading Genji in Japanese
- Murasaki Shikibu: Genji monogatari (1987) - an animated film based on The Tale of Genji
- Narration, Courtesy, and Names by Royall Tyler
- Pictures from a Genji museum in Uji and from an illustrated handscroll of The Tale of Genji
- The Tale of Genji 1976 Seidensticker translation
No comments:
Post a Comment