Yosano Akiko and ""The Tale of Genji"

Yosano Akiko (1878-1942) has long been recognized as one of the most important literary figures of prewar Japan. A major part of her career was devoted to work on the Japanese classics and, in particular, the great Heian period text The Tale of Genji. This study traces for the first time the full range of Akiko's involvement with this text.

Yosano Akiko (1878–1942) a fost recunoscut de multa vreme drept una dintre cele mai importante figuri literare din Japonia de dinainte de razboi. Renumele ei deriva in principal din pasiunea poeziei sale timpurii si din contributiile sale la dezbaterile din secolul XX despre femei.