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Graduate Record 2009-2010 
    
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Graduate Record 2009-2010 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

JPTR 5210 - The Tale of Genji, the World’s First Psychological Novel: Court Romance

Introduction to the elegant world of classical Japanese literary tradition represented by one of the world’s materpieces. The Tale of Genji (1010 a.d.) written by Lady Murasaki, examines the courtship ritual, the marriage institution, the gendering of sexuality and desire, and the aesthetics of mono no aware.



Credits: 3