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The greatness of The Tale of Genji lies not primarily in the events of its plot but in the extraordinary complexity with which Murasaki Shikibu examines consciousness, desire, social hierarchy, aesthetic experience and impermanence. Written within the aristocratic culture of the Heian court, the work combines romance, psychological narrative, family history, political chronicle, poetry, religious reflection and social criticism.Its fictional world is highly restricted geographically and social...