Rape and Genji’s Relationships with Women

Authors

Joseph Mark Donaldson, Brigham Young University
Dr. George Perkins, Brigham Young University

Keywords

rape, Genji, Japanese novel, relationships with women, fiction

College

Humanities

Department

Asian and Near Eastern Languages

Abstract

Genji is a character is the ancient Japanese novel, The Tale of Genji. The setting of the novel is the Heian court of ancient Japan. Genji is the son of the emperor’s favorite wife. Although Genji is most favored among the emperor’s sons, and possesses remarkable qualities, his mother was of relatively low rank and Genji is at a young age deprived of his opportunity to become emperor. This happens early in the novel but the story continues the tale of Genji’s life and even includes the lives of some of his descendents.

Recommended Citation

Donaldson, Joseph Mark and Perkins, Dr. George (2013) "Rape and Genji’s Relationships with Women," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 634.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/634