Warriors, Queens, and Intellectuals: 36 Great Women before 1400

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Warriors, Queens, and Intellectuals: 36 Great Women before 1400 - Season 1 Episode 23 Lady Murasaki Writes the First Novel


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At the height of the Heian period, Japan was breaking away from Chinese influence and developing its own courtly culture, with women emerging as a powerful force in art and literature. Here you will meet Murasaki Shikibu, the woman who wrote the world’s first novel: The Tale of Genji.

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