The Tale Of Genji: The Life Of Lady Murasaki

The Life of Lady Murasaki Have you ever heard of the intelligent Lady Murasaki? I will write about the life of Lady Murasaki in my paper. I chose this topic, because I learned a bit about her during the Japanese history unit this year, and I thought it was interesting. I also watched a video about her, and I wanted to know more details about her. Since last year was the 1,000th anniversary of The Tale of Genji, I thought it would be interesting to research about that too. I will write about the basic information of Lady Murasaki, such as the date and place she was born. Her personality and physical appearance will be explained in this section. Next, I will write about the childhood of Lady Murasaki, such as where she lived and how she was
She was born about 973 in Kyoto. She is best known as the author of The Tale of Genji, which was written during 1008-1020. “Murasaki Shikibu” was not her real name, which is still unknown. Some scholars have guessed that her given name might be Fujiwara no Takako. In her diary, she wrote that she was nicknamed “Murasaki” after a character in The Tale of Genji. “Shikibu” refers to her father’s position in Bureau of Ceremonies, Shikibu-sho. She was married to Fujiwara no Nobutaka in her early 20s and had one child, Daini no Sanmi. Murasaki died in 1025-1031, when she would have been in her mid-50s, which is fairly old by Heian standards.
Lady Murasaki was an intelligent woman. However, in Murasaki Shikibu Diary, which is one of her famous accomplishments, she insulted Sei Shōnagon. Many people think that Lady Murasaki was a beautiful woman. Actually, she did not have a beautiful face and she was not skinny either, but she had long and black hair. The men during the Heian period thought women who had long and black hair were beautiful, so many men liked Lady Murasaki. I think the way the men during Heian period ranked the women is very interesting, because nowadays men rank women by their faces and
Lady Murasaki was born around 973 in Kyoto between Fujiwara no Tametoki and her mother. She got married with Fujiwara no Nobutaka when she was in early 20s, and raised a child named Daini no Sanmi. She was an intelligent women and made many accomplishments. The most famous accomplishment of Lady Murasaki was The Tale of Genji. The Tale of Genji described Hikaru Genji, who was smart and good looking, and his romantic life. It took about 12 years to complete the story, which contained over 50 chapters at the end. I think this is quite a long time to finish writing a story, since in these days, we can finish writing stories in a shorter length of time due to the high technology we have. Lady Murasaki had a rival called Sei Shōnagon, who was the author of The Pillow Book. Nowadays, Lady Murasaki has become famous and her accomplishments are still influencing modern-day Japan. Lady Murasaki, compared to Sei Shōnagon, was different in many ways, but was similar in many ways as well, which I found rather surprising. I am glad that I decided to write a research paper on Lady Murasaki, because I have always wondered about her life and The Tale of Genji. I learnt a lot about Lady Murasaki, and enjoyed working on this