Deck 3: The Tale of Genji Flashcards
The author of The Tale of Genji is _________________.
Murasaki Shikibu
Murasaki Shikibu went to court when the powerful courtier ________________ requested her to serve as a lady-in-waiting for his daughter.
Fujiwara no Michinaga
Murasaki Shikibu served Empress ________.
Shōshi
Empress Shōshi was the consort of Emperor ____________, who loved literature.
Ichijō
Sei Shōnagon wrote The Pillow Book while she served Empress ________ (Ichijō’s first empress).
Teishi
_____________ is the most famous work of Classical Japanese literature.
The Tale of Genji
The hero of Murasaki Shikibu’s tale is ________________ or “The Shining Genji.”
Hikaru Genji
In the ________________ chapter, Genji meets the young girl who will be the love of his life.
“Young Murasaki”
Genji first meets ____________, who will become his ideal woman, when she is ten years old.
Murasaki
The scene where Genji first catches a glimpse of Murasaki involves the famous motif of _________________.
kaimami
Genji’s pursuit of Fujitsubo recalls Narihira’s pursuit of ____________ in Tales of Ise.
Empress Kōshi
Genji’s foster brother ____________ (the son of his wet nurse) accompanies him on his trip to the mountain ascentic–and helps him learn more about Murasaki.
Koremitsu
Genji is attracted to Murasaki because she reminds him of his forbidden love, ___________.
Fujitsubo
Fujitsubo is a consort of Genji’s father, the _________________.
Kiritsubo Emperor
Murasaki’s father is ____________, the brother of Fujitsubo.
Prince Hyōbu
Genji’s forbidden love affair has been aided by Fujitsubo’s lady-in-waiting, ______________.
Ōmyōbu
Genji originally broaches the topic of Murasaki with the girl’s great uncle, ________________, who lives near the mountain ascetic who is treating Genji for fever.
the Prelate
The evening after he first sees Murasaki, Genji speaks to the girl’s grandmother, ____________, about the possibility of taking the girl as his wife.
the Nun
As Genji leaves the mountains to return to the capital, he is met by his best friend ________________ (who is also his brother-in-law).
Tō no Chūjō
Genji has little emotional connection to ________, his primary wife.
Aoi
Genji’s father-in-law, ________________, is the powerful Minister of the Left.
His Excellency
After the death of Murasaki’a grandmother, Genji continues to plead his suit with the girl’s nurse, _______________.
Shōnagon
The kaimami scene where Genji first glimpses Murasaki recalls the opening episode of ________________________.
Tales of Ise
The phrase ____________, or “young lavender,” appears as a literal motif in Tales of Ise and as a figurative motif in The Tale of Genji (where it becomes readers’ nickname for the young girl Genji discovers).
wakamurasaki
In waka collections, the linking of poetry through patterned changes is termed_____________________.
progression
In waka collections, the linking of poetry through similarities is termed____________________,
association
The ________________ was the most influential poetry anthology of the Heian Period.
Kōkinshū (KKS)
________________ was the author of The Pillow Book.
Sei Shōnagon
