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	Murasaki Shikibu
		Murasaki had a daughter in 999; she was widowed in 1001.
		Murasaki's nikki has not received the extent of artistic treatment that Genji has, but here is a full page (and a detail) of a 1200s handscroll, Murasaki Shikibu Nikki Emaki; both can be enlarged.
		Murasaki Shikibu, her diary and poetic memoirs: a translation and study / by Richard Bowring (Princeton library of Asian translations).
	home.infionline.net /~ddisse/murasaki.html (6408 words)

	Murasaki Shikibu (May-June 2002)
		Shikibu, which means "Bureau of Ceremonial," refers to a post once held by her father, and Murasaki, the name of a plant that produces a purple dyestuff, is her tale's main heroine.
		Our Murasaki was born into a lesser branch of the powerful Fujiwara family, whose males occupied most of the highest positions in the imperial government.
		Murasaki's father, however, was only a scholar and a provincial governor who served in Harima, Echigo, and Echizen, to which his daughter accompanied him in 996.
	www.harvardmagazine.com /on-line/050220.html (922 words)

	Murasaki Shikibu Summary
		Murasaki was born into a lesser but distinguished and cultured branch of this family in the last quarter of the 10th century.
		Murasaki Shikibu (紫式部 circa 973 – circa 1014 or 1025) was a Japanese novelist, poet, and servant of the imperial court during the Heian period.
		Murasaki, or Lady Murasaki as she is sometimes known in English, is best known as the author of The Tale of Genji, written in Japanese between about 1000 and 1008, one of the earliest and most famous novels in human history.
	www.bookrags.com /Murasaki_Shikibu (1600 words)

	Gale Schools - Women's History Month - Biographies - Murasaki Shikibu
		Murasaki was born into a lesser but distinguished and cultured branch of the Fujiwara family in the last quarter of the 10th century.
		Murasaki was married at about the age of 20, but her husband died soon after, in 1001, leaving her with a daughter.
		Murasaki's knowledge of the great world is amply exhibited in The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) as well as in her Diary, and it may be assumed that she chronicled something resembling her own life, however idealized.
	www.galeschools.com /womens_history/bio/murasaki_s.htm (998 words)

	Murasaki Shikibu: Her Life
		The name of Murasaki Shikibu was that used for a court lady with "Murasaki" being used as a given name while "Shikibu" refers to her father's position at the court.
		Murasaki Shikibu was born in a middle-level family of nobility during the middle of the Heian Period.
		Murasaki's childhood was not a happy one as her mother passing away soon after she was born followed by her elder sister on whom she depended.
	www.iz2.or.jp /english/what/life.htm (355 words)

	Penguin Reading Guides \| The Tale of Genji \| Murasaki Shikibu (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Murasaki Shikibu (973?-1014?) was born into the middle level of the Japanese aristocracy.
		Murasaki Shikibu may well have read some chapters in person to the Empress, and she certainly wrote her tale in that spirit.
		Murasaki Shikibu, born in 978, was a member of Japan's Fujiwara clan, which ruled behind the scenes during the Heian Period by providing the brides and courtesans of all the emperors.
	us.penguingroup.com /static/rguides/us/tale_of_genji.html (1401 words)

	Sepulcher of Murasaki Shikibu and Ono no Takamura
		Lady Murasaki lies entombed in a great barrow (or sits - noble Japanese were buried in a sitting position), and to the right of her grave is that of another literary luminary, Ono no Takamura (see below).
		She was an attendant to Empress Akirako of Emperor Ichijo as a court lady, her name at court being Shikibu while the name Murasaki Shikibu was an endearing sobriquet.
		The voluminous novel "The Tale of Genji", "Diary of Murasaki Shikibu", an incisive product of her intellect along with Anthology Murasaki Shikibu are the pre-eminent works responsible [for preserving] the name of Lady Murasaki.
	www.crock11.freeserve.co.uk /shikibu.htm (566 words)

	Female Hero: Murasaki Shikibu (Women in World History Curriculum)
		Murasaki Shikibu is the best known writer to emerge from Japan's glorious Heian period.
		Shikibu was born into the Fujiwara family, daughter of the governor of a province, who also was a well known scholar.
		Shikibu may have begun The Tale of the Genji before she came to court.
	www.womeninworldhistory.com /heroine9.html (0 words)

	Gale - Free Resources - Women's History - Biographies - Murasaki Shikibu
		Murasaki was born into a lesser but distinguished and cultured branch of the Fujiwara family in the last quarter of the 10th century.
		Murasaki was married at about the age of 20, but her husband died soon after, in 1001, leaving her with a daughter.
		Murasaki's knowledge of the great world is amply exhibited in The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) as well as in her Diary, and it may be assumed that she chronicled something resembling her own life, however idealized.
	gale.cengage.com /free_resources/whm/bio/murasaki_s.htm (0 words)

	Gale - Free Resources - Women's History - Biographies - Murasaki Shikibu (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Murasaki Shikibu was a Japanese writer of the late Heian period.
		Murasaki was born into a lesser but distinguished and cultured branch of the Fujiwara family in the last quarter of the 10th century.
		Murasaki was married at about the age of 20, but her husband died soon after, in 1001, leaving her with a daughter.
	www.galegroup.com /free_resources/whm/bio/murasaki_s.htm (1178 words)

	The Inner Life of an 11th Century Writer / Novel imagines how Murasaki Shikibu's `The Tale of Genji' came to be
		Far from the capital, Murasaki eventually falls in love with the son of a Chinese dignitary, with whom she exchanges poetry, myth and mirth.
		Murasaki, by now widowed, is ill- equipped to deal with the rivalries, sexual high jinks and formalities of court life, but her writing affords her leeway to be both insider and outsider.
		The imperial court sponsored competitions and anthologies, and Michinaga knew that Murasaki was a valuable asset because she would preserve his reign in words.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/07/16/RV40109.DTL&type=printable (962 words)

	Baroness Murasaki Shikibu (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Murasaki Shikibu was born around 978 A.D. in Kyoto, Japan to the Fujiwara family.
		While in her early 20's it was necessary for her to marry a distant relative and together, they had their only child, a daughter, in 999.
		In 1935, her book was translated into English by Arthur Waley, and it was produced as an animated movie in 1987 and honored as a "cultural masterpiece." Murasaki Shikibu was the best known author from the Heian period in Japan and may very well have been the first modern novelist in the world.
	www.angelfire.com /anime2/100import/murasakishikibu.html (327 words)

	Murasaki Shikibu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Her diary states that she was nicknamed "Murasaki" ("purple wisteria blossom") at court, after a character in The Tale of Genji.
		Murasaki was born in 978 in Kyoto, Japan.
		Three works are attributed to Murasaki, the most important being The Tale of Genji; The Murasaki Shikibu Diary, and The Murasaki Shikibu Collection were arranged and published posthumously.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Murasaki_Shikibu (467 words)

	The Tale of Genji Summary & Essays - Lady Murasaki Shikibu
		Murasaki Shikibu's epic-length novel, The Tale of Genji, probes the psychological, romantic and political workings of mid-Heian Japan.
		Murasaki Shikibu's tale of love, sex, and politics explores a complex web of human and spiritual relationships.
		Murasaki Shikibu writes in her diary of reading the poet's work to the empress.
	www.enotes.com /tale-genji (514 words)

	Women and Women's Communities in Ancient Japan
		Izumi Shikibu was a famous author in her own time and notorious for her affairs.
		For Izumi Shikibu, the romances provided a model for living and understanding gender relations; for the Mother of Michitsuna and the author of the Sarashina Nikki, these romances were a source of unreality and unahappiness.
		The most frequent fear in court is gossip, by both men and women, and Murasaki Shikibu describes most of her relationships with women as rival relationships.
	www.wsu.edu:8080 /~dee/ANCJAPAN/WOMEN.HTM (3325 words)

	Shikibu Murasaki
		Japanese author Lady Murasaki records her life as tutor to the Japanese empress, whose service she entered in 1006, offering inside glimpses of the Japanese imperial palace.
		Murasaki Shikibu, the real-life author of The Tale of Genji, uses her imagination and storytelling abilities to escape from loneliness, and later to entertain the empress and express the political and sexual intrigue she has experienced.
		The author of this story of a Japanese prince and his many lovers was Shikibu Murasaki, the brilliant young g...
	www.classicbooksforless.com /shikibu-murasaki.htm (0 words)

	Faculty Resources
		Murasaki learned how to read Chinese by listening to her brother while he was taught the language.
		Important to understanding the beginning of Murasaki's novel is to understand the meaning of the word genji.
		Her jealousy is responsible for the death of Aoi and the destruction of Murasaki.
	mockingbird.creighton.edu /worldlit/faculty/murasaki/murasaki.htm (1486 words)

	genji
		Her real name is unknown; it is conjectured that she acquired the sobriquet of Murasaki from the name of the heroine of her novel.
		Murasaki Shikibu roughly translates as "Lavender Secretary" The main source of knowledge about her life is the diary she kept between 1007 and 1010.
		The importance of the Tale of Genji was recognized in a new way last year with the production of a new 2000 yen note which features an image of Murasaki Shikibu on one side.
	www.geocities.com /mindysensei/genji.html (363 words)

	Murasaki Shikibu- Librería virtual
		El Diario de Murasaki Shikibu o Lady Murasaki.
		(Murasaki Shikibu no nikki) que cubre desde el otoño del año 1008, cuando la emperatriz está esperando un hijo hasta los primeros años del año 1010
		Murasaki Shikibu: su diario y sus memorias poéticas
	www.noveladegenji.com /murasakimore.htm (0 words)

	Murasaki Shikibu - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Murasaki Shikibu - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Murasaki Shikibu (978?-1026?), Japanese novelist, one of her country's greatest writers, and the author of what is generally considered the world's...
		Fujiwara Michinaga (966-1028), Japanese court official and statesman, probably a model for Genji, hero of the great novel, The Tale of the Genji, by...
	encarta.msn.com /Murasaki_Shikibu.html (102 words)

	Amazon.fr : The Tale of Murasaki: Livres en anglais: Liza Dalby,LuAnn Walther (Site not responding. Last check: )
		writing." The young Murasaki dreams of serving as a lady-in-waiting at the empress's court, but her father is a humble scholar, a position that doesn't merit such honors for his children.
		Murasaki resists this match, as Nobutaka is much older, and with her girlhood friend she has invented an ideal, "imaginary lover," the shining Prince Genji.
		When Murasaki's family is transferred to the distant province of Echizen, she falls in love with a Chinese ambassador's son.
	www.amazon.fr /Tale-Murasaki-Liza-Dalby/dp/0385497954 (819 words)

	Murasaki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Murasaki refers to both the heroine of the Genji Monogatari (The Tale of Genji), and the book's author, Murasaki Shikibu.
		The author Murasaki was a lady in waiting the daughter of Fujiwara Michinaga.
		Murasaki (jp: 紫) is the Japanese word for the colour purple.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Murasaki (417 words)

	MoXie Magazine--Lady Shikibu Murasaki (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Had she been a man, Lady Shikibu Murasaki would now be regularly studied in schools throughout the world.
		Murasaki gained most of her education this way, learning far more than was traditionally acceptable.
		Their were few acceptable occupations for a young widow at the time, so Murasaki's father arranged for her to become an attendant at the court of the Empress Akiko.
	www.moxiemag.com /moxie/articles/sheroes/shikibu.html (574 words)

	ArtandCulture Artist: Murasaki Shikibu (Site not responding. Last check: )
		While hiding her new linguistic facility, Lady Murasaki observed the idiosyncrasies of the aristocracy around her and gained the psychological insights that would ultimately inform her approach to literature.
		Murasaki follows his story to the end of his life and chronicles his adventures in and out of love.
		Lady Murasaki was critical of the society around her, and she did not hesitate to infuse "The Tale of Genji" with the petty characteristics and behaviors that she witnessed in court.
	www.artandculture.com /cgi-bin/WebObjects/ACLive.woa/wa/artist?id=1355 (651 words)

	Murasaki Shikibu (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Tale of Genji, a short diary (Murasaki Shikibu Nikki) and a poetry collection.
		Murasaki, his youngest daughter, was born between 970 and 978, the most accepted date being 973.
		It is believed that Murasaki began writing the Genji soon after his death, and in 1006 began serving Empress Shoshi, the eldest daughter of Fujiwara no Michinaga (966-1027).
	www.taleofgenji.org /murasaki_shikibu.html (191 words)

	Amazon.ca: The Tale of Genji: Books: Murasaki Shikibu (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Written in the 11th century, Lady Murasaki's account of court life in Heian Japan stands as one of the undisputed monuments of world literature and one of the first novels in the modern sense of the term.
		The Tale of Genji, or Genji monogatari, was written in the tenth century by Shikibu Murasaki.
		It's a diary of the author of Genji, Shikibu Murasaki, pieced together from poems and the real diary, and filled in with further guesses as to her life.
	www.amazon.ca /Tale-Genji-Murasaki-Shikibu/dp/0679417389 (2333 words)

	Lady Murasaki Shikibu
		Little is known about the life of the writer Murasaki Shikibu (moo rah SAH kee SHEE kee boo).
		She was born during a time that is considered the golden age of Japanese culture.
		Lady Murasaki left behind not only her diary, but the world's first novel, The Tale of Genji.
	www.eduplace.com /kids/socsci/nd/books/bkf1/biographies/bk_template.jsp?name=shikibulm&bk=bkf1&authorname=shikibulm&state=nd (201 words)

	The Diary of Lady Murasaki (1996)
		If it weren't for the fact that the author is the illustrious Murasaki Shikibu, the woman who penned the famous Genji monogatari, this diary would not have enjoyed nearly as much distinction as it does.
		Lady Murasaki (real name unknown) came from a minor branch of the ruling Fujiwara family, and entered court service around 1006, having survived a husband and written substantial chunks of her magnum opus.
		This produces a conflict between her public persona and her inner self, which leads Lady Murasaki to the inevitable conclusion that others must "look upon me as a dullard." Still, given her wit and her talent, one suspects she was not one.
	www.gotterdammerung.org /books/reviews/d/diary-of-lady-murasaki.html (958 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Murasaki
		Known also as Lady Murasaki, she is celebrated as the author of the romantic novel Genji-Monogatari [tale of Genji], one of the first great works of fiction to be written in Japanese.
		Murasaki is best known for her novel, The Tale of Genji.
		She had the last laugh: the true story of Murasaki Shikibu as told by Lady Dainagon.(Short Story)
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Murasaki (795 words)

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