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Classic work of Japanese literature
The Tale of Genji is a classic work of Japanese literature said to have been written by the noblewoman, poet, and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu around the peak of the Heian period, in the early 11th century. It is the first novel written by a woman to have won global recognition. In Japan, The Tale of Genji has a stature similar to that of Shakespeare's works in English. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: The Tale of GenjiA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Genome assembly of Genji firefly (Nipponoluciola cruciata) reveals novel luciferase-like luminescent proteins without peroxisome targeting signalInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Genji monogatariThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Gene Diversity and Geographic Differentiation in Mitochondrial DNA of the Genji Firefly, Luciola cruciata (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)Cited 37 times
- Go sideways: Kaoru GenjiA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Lady FujitsuboA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Gene Diversity and Geographic Differentiation in Mitochondrial DNA of the Genji Firefly, Luciola cruciata (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)
Raman spectroscopy of Japanese artists' materials: The Tale of Genji by Tosa Mitsunobu
The Habitat Requirement of the Genji-Firefly Luciola cruciata (Coleoptera : Lampyridae), a Representative Endemic Species of Japanese Rural Landscapes
The GENJI Programme: Gamma-Ray Emitting Notable AGN Monitoring by Japanese VLBI
Evaluation of the population structure and phylogeography of the Japanese Genji firefly, Luciola cruciata, at the nuclear DNA level using RAD-Seq analysis
Geographic differences in flash intervals and pre‐mating isolation between populations of the Genji firefly, Luciola cruciata
A Wisp of Smoke. Scent and Character in The Tale of Genji
Unsuitable Books for Women?: Genji Monogatari and Ise Monogatari in Late Seventeenth-Century Japan
🆕 Influential since 2022
Genome assembly of Genji firefly (Nipponoluciola cruciata) reveals novel luciferase-like luminescent proteins without peroxisome targeting signal
Male Morphological Dimorphism in the Genji Firefly<i> Nipponoluciola cruciata</i> in Central Japan
Buddhist Robes That Are and Are Not: Clothing, Desire, and Ambivalent Renunciation in The Tale of Genji
Three English Retranslations of The Tale of Genji
Poetyka polskiego przekładu Genji monogatari, czyli Opowieści o księciu Genjim Murasaki Shikibu
📚 Books worth reading
Genji monogatariMurasaki Shikibu · 1900- 📕Shusho Genji monogatariIkkansai · 1980
- 📕Genji monogatari no shinkenkyūTakashi Yokoi, Hirotoshi Kuge · 2008
- 📕Genji monogatariMasako Mitamura · 2008
- 📕Genji monogatari emaki kotobagaki sōsakuinIkudō Tajima · 1970
- 📕源氏物語錦織絵卷Itarō Yamaguchi · 2008
- 📕Genji monogatari emakiTokugawa, Yoshinobu · 1983
- 📕Genji monogatari emakiOkudaira, Hideo · 1955
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